The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 | $22,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,430.
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 | $29,920 | 2.77% | 35.96% |
| 2021 | $29,090 | 3.30% | - |
| 2020 | $28,130 | 6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $26,220 | 5.03% | - |
| 2018 | $24,900 | 3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $23,990 | -2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $24,510 | 4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $23,420 | 3.63% | - |
| 2014 | $22,570 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $21,940 | 12.67% | - |
| 2012 | $19,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,920 in Oshkosh-Neenah is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Oshkosh-Neenah is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.