Cooks working in fast food restaurants in the United States had a median hourly wage of 11.63 U.S. dollars as of May 2021 In comparison, ten percent of fast food cooks earned less than 8.68 U.S. dollars per hour.
Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Quick service restaurants in the U.S.
Industry overview
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Impact of the coronavirus pandemic
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- Premium Statistic Quick service restaurants' employee count change during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, 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 U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 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 U.S. as of May 2021, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, 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 U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198491/percentile-wage-estimates-of-fast-food-cooks/