Cooks, Short Order salary by location
National median: $35,880 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $54,020 | +50.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $50,870 | +41.8% | 830 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $50,180 | +39.9% | — | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $48,140 | +34.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $46,630 | +30.0% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $46,450 | +29.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $46,250 | +28.9% | — | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $45,990 | +28.2% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $45,790 | +27.6% | 4,430 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $45,690 | +27.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $45,360 | +26.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $44,780 | +24.8% | — | 2025 |
| MA | state | $44,290 | +23.4% | 4,760 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $44,200 | +23.2% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $44,050 | +22.8% | 520 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $43,930 | +22.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $43,790 | +22.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $43,680 | +21.7% | 12,410 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $43,110 | +20.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $42,990 | +19.8% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $42,930 | +19.6% | 30,740 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $42,760 | +19.2% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $42,450 | +18.3% | — | 2025 |
| CO | state | $42,450 | +18.3% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $42,450 | +18.3% | — | 2025 |
| DC | state | $42,450 | +18.3% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $42,400 | +18.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $41,530 | +15.7% | — | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $40,860 | +13.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $40,780 | +13.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $40,720 | +13.5% | 850 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $40,550 | +13.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $40,090 | +11.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $39,970 | +11.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $39,650 | +10.5% | 3,850 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $39,600 | +10.4% | 4,460 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $39,550 | +10.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $39,300 | +9.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $39,200 | +9.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $39,140 | +9.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $39,040 | +8.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $39,040 | +8.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $38,890 | +8.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $38,860 | +8.3% | 350 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $38,830 | +8.2% | 670 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $38,810 | +8.2% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $38,550 | +7.4% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $38,500 | +7.3% | — | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $38,490 | +7.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $38,490 | +7.3% | — | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $38,490 | +7.3% | 910 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +7.2% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $38,430 | +7.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $38,340 | +6.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $38,280 | +6.7% | 930 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $38,260 | +6.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $38,160 | +6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $38,020 | +6.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $38,010 | +5.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,010 | +5.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $37,940 | +5.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $37,830 | +5.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $37,820 | +5.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $37,780 | +5.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $37,780 | +5.3% | 790 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $37,770 | +5.3% | 600 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $37,720 | +5.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $37,700 | +5.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $37,660 | +5.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,490 | +4.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $37,440 | +4.3% | 2,630 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $37,440 | +4.3% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $37,300 | +4.0% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $37,150 | +3.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $36,990 | +3.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $36,800 | +2.6% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $36,760 | +2.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $36,730 | +2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $36,580 | +2.0% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $36,470 | +1.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $36,460 | +1.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $36,460 | +1.6% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $36,360 | +1.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $36,310 | +1.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $36,250 | +1.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $36,240 | +1.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $36,200 | +0.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $36,190 | +0.9% | 680 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $36,170 | +0.8% | 830 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $36,090 | +0.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $36,080 | +0.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $36,070 | +0.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $36,010 | +0.4% | — | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $35,990 | +0.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $35,950 | +0.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $35,920 | +0.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $35,780 | −0.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $35,660 | −0.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $35,630 | −0.7% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $35,610 | −0.8% | 2,280 | 2025 |