The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $19,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $27,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $21,290 | -12.59% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $23,970 | 7.05% | - |
| 2020 | $22,280 | 14.23% | - |
| 2017 | $19,110 | -0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $19,130 | 4.08% | - |
| 2015 | $18,350 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $18,030 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $18,030 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $17,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,290 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Huntington-Ashland is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charleston.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Morgantown | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Charleston |