The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $27,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $42,090 | -8.03% | 1.83% |
| 2016 | $45,470 | 5.87% | - |
| 2015 | $42,800 | -2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $43,950 | 5.53% | - |
| 2013 | $41,520 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $41,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,090 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 31.4 percent (31.4%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.