The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 | $28,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30,720 | 5.96% | 25.13% |
| 2019 | $28,890 | 5.33% | - |
| 2018 | $27,350 | 15.17% | - |
| 2016 | $23,200 | 2.46% | - |
| 2015 | $22,630 | -0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $22,770 | -2.59% | - |
| 2013 | $23,360 | 1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $23,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,720 in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.