The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $18,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $22,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $22,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,440.
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 | $21,220 | 0.99% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $21,010 | 14.56% | - |
| 2014 | $17,950 | 0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $17,820 | -0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $17,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,220 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| 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 |