Cooks, All Other salary by location
National median: $37,690 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | state | $69,570 | +84.6% | — | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $57,320 | +52.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $53,910 | +43.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $52,510 | +39.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $51,220 | +35.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $51,220 | +35.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,780 | +32.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $47,840 | +26.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $46,960 | +24.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $46,080 | +22.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $45,970 | +22.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $44,740 | +18.7% | — | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $44,340 | +17.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $44,290 | +17.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $44,190 | +17.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $43,990 | +16.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $43,680 | +15.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $43,490 | +15.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $43,000 | +14.1% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $42,960 | +14.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $42,960 | +14.0% | — | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $42,890 | +13.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $42,860 | +13.7% | 3,990 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $42,860 | +13.7% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $42,640 | +13.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $42,630 | +13.1% | 830 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $42,020 | +11.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $41,820 | +11.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $41,740 | +10.7% | 550 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $41,250 | +9.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $40,270 | +6.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $40,040 | +6.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $39,960 | +6.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $39,870 | +5.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $39,870 | +5.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $39,670 | +5.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $39,640 | +5.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $39,540 | +4.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $39,520 | +4.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $39,290 | +4.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,980 | +3.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $38,950 | +3.3% | — | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $38,940 | +3.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $38,870 | +3.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $38,850 | +3.1% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $38,850 | +3.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $38,800 | +2.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $38,580 | +2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $38,210 | +1.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $37,300 | −1.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $37,190 | −1.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $37,110 | −1.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $37,040 | −1.7% | — | 2025 |
| MN | state | $36,850 | −2.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $36,440 | −3.3% | 2,060 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $36,390 | −3.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $36,220 | −3.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $35,990 | −4.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $35,940 | −4.6% | — | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $35,940 | −4.6% | — | 2025 |
| VA | state | $35,810 | −5.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $35,540 | −5.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $35,500 | −5.8% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $35,360 | −6.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $35,250 | −6.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $35,120 | −6.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $35,070 | −7.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $35,020 | −7.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $34,820 | −7.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $34,260 | −9.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $33,760 | −10.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $33,410 | −11.4% | — | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $33,220 | −11.9% | 700 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $33,000 | −12.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $32,910 | −12.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $32,150 | −14.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $32,150 | −14.7% | 4,650 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $31,880 | −15.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $31,120 | −17.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $30,840 | −18.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $30,780 | −18.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Shreveport, LA | metropolitan | $29,450 | −21.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $28,930 | −23.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $28,930 | −23.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $27,900 | −26.0% | 860 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $27,710 | −26.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $27,460 | −27.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $27,150 | −28.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $26,430 | −29.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, LA | metropolitan | $26,140 | −30.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $26,060 | −30.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $25,940 | −31.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $25,700 | −31.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $24,650 | −34.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Laredo, TX | metropolitan | $24,440 | −35.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, TN | metropolitan | $20,420 | −45.8% | 40 | 2025 |