The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $23,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,330 | 13.20% | 37.55% |
| 2021 | $29,800 | 7.25% | - |
| 2020 | $27,640 | -0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $27,690 | 1.77% | - |
| 2018 | $27,200 | 3.68% | - |
| 2017 | $26,200 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $25,820 | 9.30% | - |
| 2015 | $23,420 | 6.92% | - |
| 2014 | $21,800 | 0.23% | - |
| 2013 | $21,750 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $21,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,330 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 36.3 percent (36.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.