SalaryByCity

Cooks, Restaurant Salary (2024)

SOC Code: 35-2014

Category: Food Preparation and Serving Related

Median Salary
$36,830
Average Salary
$37,730
Salary Range
$28,010 - $47,340
Total Employed
1,452,130

National Salary Distribution

$28,010$47,340
10th %ileMedian: $36,83090th %ile
PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly
10th Percentile$28,010$2,334
25th Percentile$31,310$2,609
Median$36,830$3,069
75th Percentile$43,610$3,634
90th Percentile$47,340$3,945
Mean (Average)$37,730$3,144

Highest Paying Cities for Cooks, Restaurants

Metro AreaMedian Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$46,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$45,230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$44,700
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$43,600
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$43,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$41,980
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,260
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$39,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,600
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$37,790
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,700
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,480
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,440
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,420

All Metro Areas (49)

Metro AreaMedian Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$46,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$45,230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$44,700
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$43,600
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$43,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$41,980
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,260
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$39,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,600
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$37,790
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,700
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,480
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,440
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,420
Salt Lake City, UT$37,330
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$37,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$37,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,040
Kansas City, MO-KS$36,970
Rochester, NY$36,920
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,690
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$36,600
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$36,590
St. Louis, MO-IL$36,450
Richmond, VA$36,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$36,160
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$36,040
Tucson, AZ$36,020
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,010
Columbus, OH$35,510
Jacksonville, FL$35,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,140
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$34,870
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$33,760
Pittsburgh, PA$33,760
Oklahoma City, OK$33,390
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$31,200
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$30,570

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