The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,110 | 11.74% | 39.99% |
| 2021 | $35,400 | -9.75% | - |
| 2020 | $38,850 | 5.84% | - |
| 2019 | $36,580 | 21.62% | - |
| 2018 | $28,670 | 11.13% | - |
| 2017 | $25,480 | 5.69% | - |
| 2016 | $24,030 | -1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $24,450 | 3.84% | - |
| 2014 | $23,510 | -3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $24,320 | 1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $24,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,110, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Washington, followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary $37,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in Mount Vernon-Anacortes.