The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $18,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,360 | 7.18% | 16.76% |
| 2016 | $23,540 | -3.65% | - |
| 2015 | $24,400 | 4.84% | - |
| 2014 | $23,220 | 4.65% | - |
| 2013 | $22,140 | 4.65% | - |
| 2012 | $21,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,360 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.