Cooks working in fast food restaurants in the United States had a median hourly wage of 13.29 U.S. dollars as of May 2021. Meanwhile, 10 percent of fast food cooks earned less than 9.94 U.S. dollars per hour.
Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 25, 2023). Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Fast Food Cooks in The United States from 2018 to 2022, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/