The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $18,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $26,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,730 | 0.53% | 17.55% |
| 2016 | $22,610 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $22,070 | -3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $22,740 | 16.40% | - |
| 2013 | $19,010 | 1.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,730 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Lake County-Kenosha County is 38.4 percent (38.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.