The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in California-Lexington Park 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 | $26,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,970.
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 | $30,150 | 0.90% | 13.50% |
| 2021 | $29,880 | 13.65% | - |
| 2020 | $25,800 | 4.03% | - |
| 2019 | $24,760 | 3.03% | - |
| 2018 | $24,010 | -5.08% | - |
| 2017 | $25,230 | -3.37% | - |
| 2016 | $26,080 | 8.05% | - |
| 2015 | $23,980 | -8.76% | - |
| 2012 | $26,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,150 in California-Lexington Park is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Maryland. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in California-Lexington Park is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Baltimore-Towson and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying St Marys County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Salisbury | |
| Garrett County | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| St Marys County |