Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$37,450
10th percentile
$28,480
90th percentile
$49,670
Employment
441,050
- CAMedian $46,390 · Employment 31,660
- FLMedian $36,250 · Employment 25,100
- TXMedian $35,360 · Employment 24,740
- PAMedian $36,540 · Employment 24,490
- OHMedian $36,720 · Employment 23,440
- ILMedian $37,440 · Employment 22,840
- NYMedian $45,880 · Employment 17,670
- New York, NYMedian $46,870 · Employment 15,270
- Chicago, ILMedian $38,290 · Employment 14,010
- MIMedian $36,870 · Employment 13,500
- MOMedian $34,900 · Employment 13,130
- KYMedian $31,550 · Employment 11,540
- VAMedian $37,890 · Employment 11,170
- NCMedian $36,140 · Employment 11,170
- INMedian $35,980 · Employment 11,130
- OKMedian $29,270 · Employment 10,790
- TNMedian $35,570 · Employment 10,680
- WIMedian $38,650 · Employment 9,890
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $45,400 · Employment 9,860
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $38,870 · Employment 9,810
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.