Cooks, Restaurant salary by location
National median: $37,390 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $49,560 | +32.5% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $47,730 | +27.7% | 20,850 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $47,320 | +26.6% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $47,170 | +26.2% | 8,900 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $46,930 | +25.5% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $46,800 | +25.2% | 35,140 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $46,560 | +24.5% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $46,460 | +24.3% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $46,450 | +24.2% | 590 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $46,440 | +24.2% | 15,670 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $46,130 | +23.4% | 7,720 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $46,030 | +23.1% | 20,540 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $45,830 | +22.6% | 22,900 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $45,720 | +22.3% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $45,600 | +22.0% | 29,570 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $45,420 | +21.5% | 11,090 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $45,390 | +21.4% | 2,360 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $45,390 | +21.4% | 950 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $45,370 | +21.3% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $45,290 | +21.1% | 5,130 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $45,280 | +21.1% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,200 | +20.9% | 13,020 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $44,980 | +20.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $44,960 | +20.2% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $44,930 | +20.2% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $44,880 | +20.0% | 152,250 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $44,680 | +19.5% | 540 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $44,560 | +19.2% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $44,550 | +19.1% | 780 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $44,540 | +19.1% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $44,510 | +19.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $44,460 | +18.9% | 54,320 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $44,390 | +18.7% | 680 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $44,370 | +18.7% | 15,410 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $44,250 | +18.3% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $44,230 | +18.3% | 9,240 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $44,230 | +18.3% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $44,100 | +17.9% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $44,050 | +17.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $44,000 | +17.7% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $43,970 | +17.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $43,740 | +17.0% | 69,250 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $43,680 | +16.8% | 71,530 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $43,400 | +16.1% | 3,970 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $43,340 | +15.9% | 2,300 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $43,220 | +15.6% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $43,150 | +15.4% | 750 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $43,100 | +15.3% | 21,550 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $42,920 | +14.8% | 29,670 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $42,450 | +13.5% | 14,280 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $42,450 | +13.5% | 6,960 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $42,430 | +13.5% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $42,220 | +12.9% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $42,060 | +12.5% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $41,910 | +12.1% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $41,600 | +11.3% | 30,600 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $41,220 | +10.2% | 3,650 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $41,170 | +10.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $40,760 | +9.0% | 510 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $40,250 | +7.6% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $40,200 | +7.5% | 7,190 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $40,150 | +7.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $40,140 | +7.4% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $40,140 | +7.4% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $39,970 | +6.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $39,640 | +6.0% | 17,760 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $39,610 | +5.9% | 3,100 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $39,480 | +5.6% | 14,830 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $39,280 | +5.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $39,170 | +4.8% | 21,780 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $39,170 | +4.8% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $39,160 | +4.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $39,150 | +4.7% | 4,900 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $39,110 | +4.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $39,100 | +4.6% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $38,960 | +4.2% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $38,930 | +4.1% | 3,200 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $38,930 | +4.1% | 41,690 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $38,810 | +3.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $38,800 | +3.8% | 22,530 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $38,780 | +3.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $38,760 | +3.7% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $38,740 | +3.6% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $38,730 | +3.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $38,670 | +3.4% | 30,870 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $38,610 | +3.3% | 27,250 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $38,590 | +3.2% | 26,080 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $38,570 | +3.2% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +2.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $38,460 | +2.9% | 28,800 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $38,440 | +2.8% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,430 | +2.8% | 960 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $38,430 | +2.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $38,400 | +2.7% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $38,380 | +2.6% | 3,290 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $38,380 | +2.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $38,370 | +2.6% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $38,290 | +2.4% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $38,270 | +2.4% | 24,220 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $38,260 | +2.3% | 2,980 | 2025 |