The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food 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 | $22,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food 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 $27,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,580 | 1.65% | 21.50% |
| 2021 | $23,190 | -1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $23,570 | 2.93% | - |
| 2019 | $22,880 | 9.44% | - |
| 2018 | $20,720 | 3.67% | - |
| 2017 | $19,960 | 4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $19,160 | 4.59% | - |
| 2015 | $18,280 | 3.23% | - |
| 2014 | $17,690 | -1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $17,970 | -3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $18,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,580, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Winchester (median annual salary of $27,110). Compared with Winchester, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Beckley | |
| Cumberland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |