Cooks, All Other salary
The median pay for cooks, all other in the United States is $37,690 a year. About 19,350 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,040
- 25th percentile
- $32,150
- Median percentile
- $37,690
- 75th percentile
- $43,680
- 90th percentile
- $51,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $52,510
- Nevada $51,220
- New Jersey $46,080
- Indiana $44,290
- North Dakota $44,190
- Missouri $43,990
- Colorado $43,490
- New York $43,000
- Georgia $42,960
- California $42,860
- Montana $42,640
- Oregon $42,020
- Arizona $41,740
- Vermont $41,250
- Hawaii $39,870
- Florida $39,520
- Connecticut $37,190
- Michigan $37,110
- Minnesota $36,850
- Tennessee $36,440
- Pennsylvania $36,220
- Virginia $35,810
- Ohio $35,360
- Wisconsin $33,760
- Maryland $32,150
- Texas $32,150
- North Carolina $31,120
- Arkansas $30,780
- Louisiana $28,930
- Iowa $26,060
By metro area
- Burlington, VT $57,320
- Seattle, WA $53,910
- Las Vegas, NV $51,220
- Denver, CO $49,780
- Santa Rosa, CA $47,840
- Phoenix, AZ $46,960
- Syracuse, NY $45,970
- Portland, OR $44,340
- San Luis Obispo, CA $43,680
- Miami, FL $42,890
- San Francisco, CA $42,860
- New York, NY $42,630
- Jacksonville, FL $41,820
- Tampa, FL $40,270
- Midland, TX $40,040
- Baltimore, MD $39,960
- Urban Honolulu, HI $39,870
- New Haven, CT $39,670
- Salinas, CA $39,640
- Ann Arbor, MI $39,540
- Eugene, OR $39,290
- Sacramento, CA $38,980
- Kiryas Joel, NY $38,940
- San Diego, CA $38,870
- Los Angeles, CA $38,850
- Philadelphia, PA $38,850
- Tucson, AZ $38,800
- Buffalo, NY $38,580
- Minneapolis, MN $38,210
- Allentown, PA $37,300
- Lancaster, PA $36,390
- Chattanooga, TN $35,990
- Richmond, VA $35,540
- Dallas, TX $35,500
- Orlando, FL $35,250
- Knoxville, TN $35,120
- Austin, TX $35,070
- Reading, PA $35,020
- Clarksville, TN $34,820
- Bridgeport, CT $34,260
- Nashville, TN $33,220
- San Antonio, TX $33,000
- Harrisburg, PA $32,910
- Washington, DC $31,880
- New Orleans, LA $30,840
- Shreveport, LA $29,450
- Baton Rouge, LA $28,930
- Houston, TX $27,900
- Waco, TX $27,710
- El Paso, TX $27,460
- Virginia Beach, VA $27,150
- Houma, LA $26,430
- Lafayette, LA $26,140
- Killeen, TX $25,940
- College Station, TX $25,700
- Lubbock, TX $24,650
- Laredo, TX $24,440
- Cleveland, TN $20,420