Cooks, Short Order salary

The median pay for cooks, short order in the United States is $35,880 a year. About 138,650 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $23,440
25th percentile: $30,610
Median percentile: $35,880
75th percentile: $42,450
90th percentile: $46,460

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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By state

Arizona $46,630
Massachusetts $44,290
Hawaii $43,110
California $42,930
Washington $42,760
Colorado $42,450
District of Columbia $42,450
New Jersey $40,720
Idaho $40,090
Vermont $38,830
Oregon $38,550
Utah $38,010
Alaska $37,780
Nevada $37,780
Illinois $37,440
New Mexico $37,150
Maryland $36,800
New York $35,550
Maine $35,360
Oklahoma $35,130
Michigan $34,510
Florida $34,240
Iowa $34,090
South Dakota $32,380
New Hampshire $32,330
Minnesota $32,150
Kentucky $31,840
North Carolina $31,290
Virginia $31,200
Nebraska $30,530
Arkansas $30,510
Tennessee $30,210
South Carolina $29,640
Ohio $29,290
Mississippi $28,180
Wisconsin $28,130
West Virginia $27,440
Kansas $27,400
Georgia $26,870
Louisiana $26,260
Texas $25,320
Indiana $21,940
Pennsylvania $19,910

By metro area

Corvallis, OR $54,020
Seattle, WA $50,870
Kahului, HI $48,140
Santa Rosa, CA $46,450
San Jose, CA $45,990
San Francisco, CA $45,790
Barnstable Town, MA $45,690
Vallejo, CA $45,360
Denver, CO $44,200
Providence, RI $44,050
Napa, CA $43,930
Amherst Town, MA $43,790
Los Angeles, CA $43,680
Yuba City, CA $42,400
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,860
Worcester, MA $40,780
Salinas, CA $40,550
Norwich, CT $39,970
Washington, DC $39,650
Boston, MA $39,600
Ogden, UT $39,550
Hanford, CA $39,300
Springfield, MA $39,200
Santa Cruz, CA $39,140
Lexington, KY $39,040
Salt Lake City, UT $39,040
Burlington, VT $38,890
Albuquerque, NM $38,860
Portland, OR $38,810
Bakersfield, CA $38,490
St. Louis, MO $38,490
Sacramento, CA $38,480
Yakima, WA $38,430
Santa Maria, CA $38,340
Fresno, CA $38,280
Modesto, CA $38,260
Bellingham, WA $38,160
San Luis Obispo, CA $38,020
Medford, OR $38,010
Visalia, CA $37,940
Nashville, TN $37,830
Santa Fe, NM $37,820
Las Vegas, NV $37,770
Pittsfield, MA $37,720
Chico, CA $37,700
Anchorage, AK $37,660
Stockton, CA $37,490
Chicago, IL $37,440
San Diego, CA $37,300
Dubuque, IA $36,990
Des Moines, IA $36,760
Redding, CA $36,730
Rochester, NY $36,580
Portland, ME $36,470
Albany, OR $36,460
Baltimore, MD $36,460
Provo, UT $36,360
Kingston, NY $36,310
Lexington Park, MD $36,250
Merced, CA $36,240
Ithaca, NY $36,200
Syracuse, NY $36,190
Kiryas Joel, NY $36,170
Traverse City, MI $36,090
Tucson, AZ $36,080
Ames, IA $36,070
Iowa City, IA $35,990
Glens Falls, NY $35,950
Trenton, NJ $35,920
Eugene, OR $35,780
Naples, FL $35,660
Detroit, MI $35,630
Riverside, CA $35,610
Sioux Falls, SD $35,570
Bangor, ME $35,400
Tulsa, OK $35,380
New York, NY $35,360
Binghamton, NY $35,240
Columbus, OH $35,200
Durham, NC $35,040
Salem, OR $34,910
Bend, OR $34,880
Lake Havasu City, AZ $34,830
Cape Coral, FL $34,810
Tampa, FL $34,740
Buffalo, NY $34,730
Utica, NY $34,690
North Port, FL $34,650
Watertown, NY $34,620
Charlotte, NC $34,600
Miami, FL $34,570
Albany, NY $34,520
Palm Bay, FL $34,270
Grand Rapids, MI $34,200
Rockford, IL $34,150
Sioux City, IA $33,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $33,620
Baton Rouge, LA $33,540
Waterloo, IA $33,520
Davenport, IA $33,280
Lansing, MI $33,280
Pensacola, FL $33,280
Gainesville, FL $33,220
Cedar Rapids, IA $32,940
Omaha, NE $32,710
Rapid City, SD $32,670
Deltona, FL $32,620
Cincinnati, OH $32,180
Minneapolis, MN $32,150
Colorado Springs, CO $32,030
Ann Arbor, MI $32,020
Peoria, IL $32,010
Allentown, PA $31,940
Muskegon, MI $31,940
Hagerstown, MD $31,840
Panama City, FL $31,840
Hammond, LA $31,800
Saginaw, MI $31,700
Austin, TX $31,520
Akron, OH $31,430