The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Greensboro-High Point 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 | $18,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,650.
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 | $21,410 | 14.20% | 17.38% |
| 2021 | $18,370 | -0.05% | - |
| 2020 | $18,380 | 1.03% | - |
| 2019 | $18,190 | -6.27% | - |
| 2017 | $19,330 | 4.60% | - |
| 2016 | $18,440 | 5.04% | - |
| 2015 | $17,510 | -1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $17,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,410, Greensboro-High Point is the lowest paying city for fast food cooks in state of North Carolina, following city of Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $24,700). Compared with the highest paying city Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Greensboro-High Point is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower.