The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $42,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,130 | -5.46% | 30.86% |
| 2021 | $30,720 | 23.47% | - |
| 2020 | $23,510 | 1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $23,210 | -4.48% | - |
| 2018 | $24,250 | 1.73% | - |
| 2017 | $23,830 | 5.20% | - |
| 2016 | $22,590 | 5.89% | - |
| 2015 | $21,260 | -0.33% | - |
| 2014 | $21,330 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $21,140 | 4.73% | - |
| 2012 | $20,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,130 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.