Cooks, Restaurant — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$37,390
10th percentile
$28,700
90th percentile
$47,900
Employment
1,409,890
- CAMedian $44,880 · Employment 152,250
- TXMedian $34,760 · Employment 126,620
- FLMedian $37,020 · Employment 124,040
- NYMedian $43,680 · Employment 71,530
- New York, NYMedian $43,740 · Employment 69,250
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $44,460 · Employment 54,320
- PAMedian $36,580 · Employment 54,100
- ILMedian $37,580 · Employment 53,540
- NCMedian $35,400 · Employment 50,150
- OHMedian $35,540 · Employment 46,910
- GAMedian $35,940 · Employment 46,350
- Chicago, ILMedian $38,930 · Employment 41,690
- VAMedian $36,750 · Employment 40,310
- MIMedian $36,980 · Employment 39,100
- Miami, FLMedian $36,920 · Employment 37,210
- WAMedian $46,800 · Employment 35,140
- Dallas, TXMedian $36,490 · Employment 34,430
- Houston, TXMedian $35,050 · Employment 32,710
- AZMedian $38,670 · Employment 30,870
- COMedian $41,600 · Employment 30,600
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.