The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $18,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $33,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,930 | 1.57% | 20.85% |
| 2021 | $22,570 | 1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $22,200 | -1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $22,430 | 0.98% | - |
| 2018 | $22,210 | 0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $22,010 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $21,350 | 4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $20,300 | 6.80% | - |
| 2014 | $18,920 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $18,530 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,930 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Beckley | |
| Charleston | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |