The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $34,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,130 | 15.80% | 26.60% |
| 2021 | $49,790 | 10.64% | - |
| 2020 | $44,490 | 5.33% | - |
| 2019 | $42,120 | 3.70% | - |
| 2018 | $40,560 | -43.47% | - |
| 2017 | $58,190 | 20.31% | - |
| 2016 | $46,370 | 19.34% | - |
| 2014 | $37,400 | -16.04% | - |
| 2012 | $43,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,130 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Morgantown and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Beckley | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |