The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $18,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,420.
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 | $21,700 | 1.38% | 19.40% |
| 2021 | $21,400 | -1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $21,650 | 4.80% | - |
| 2019 | $20,610 | 1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $20,270 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $19,460 | 1.90% | - |
| 2016 | $19,090 | 4.66% | - |
| 2015 | $18,200 | 2.97% | - |
| 2014 | $17,660 | 1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $17,370 | -0.69% | - |
| 2012 | $17,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,700 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Huntington-Ashland is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.