35 Series · SOC 35-2019

Cooks, All Other

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$36,210

per year

Median Hourly

$17.41/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$38,000

average

Employment

23,590

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$26,430$31,200$36,210$42,230$49,600
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$12.71$15.00$17.41$20.30$23.85
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$26,430

25th Percentile

$31,200

Median

$36,210

75th Percentile

$42,230

90th Percentile

$49,600

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Massachusetts $67,140 +85% above national
2 Washington $54,460 +50% above national
3 Nevada $49,600 +37% above national
4 Illinois $47,100 +30% above national
5 Colorado $46,730 +29% above national
6 New Jersey $44,490 +23% above national
7 Alaska $42,920 +19% above national
8 Indiana $42,290 +17% above national
9 Kentucky $42,240 +17% above national
10 New York $42,210 +17% above national
11 Idaho $41,850 +16% above national
12 Montana $41,220 +14% above national
13 Oregon $40,540 +12% above national
14 Ohio $40,090 +11% above national
15 Vermont $40,070 +11% above national
16 Florida $39,960 +10% above national
17 California $39,430 +9% above national
18 Minnesota $39,330 +9% above national
19 Utah $39,330 +9% above national
20 South Carolina $39,310 +9% above national
21 Hawaii $37,850 +5% above national
22 North Dakota $37,100 +2% above national
23 Arizona $36,280 same as national
24 Michigan $35,810 1% below national
25 Georgia $35,580 2% below national
26 Tennessee $35,350 2% below national
27 Connecticut $35,100 3% below national
28 Pennsylvania $35,030 3% below national
29 Missouri $34,900 4% below national
30 Virginia $33,930 6% below national
31 Maryland $33,280 8% below national
32 Wisconsin $32,760 10% below national
33 North Carolina $31,810 12% below national
34 Iowa $31,240 14% below national
35 Texas $31,020 14% below national
36 Louisiana $29,630 18% below national
37 Arkansas $27,500 24% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $56,870 +57% above national
2 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,950 +49% above national
3 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,580 +48% above national
4 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,690 +43% above national
5 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $49,600 +37% above national
6 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $48,510 +34% above national
7 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $48,330 +33% above national
8 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $47,100 +30% above national
9 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,720 +24% above national
10 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $43,890 +21% above national
11 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $43,610 +20% above national
12 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $43,260 +19% above national
13 Syracuse, NY $43,120 +19% above national
14 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $42,940 +19% above national
15 Naples-Marco Island, FL $42,790 +18% above national
16 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $42,680 +18% above national
17 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $41,600 +15% above national
18 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $41,030 +13% above national
19 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,140 +11% above national
20 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,940 +10% above national
21 Reno, NV $39,830 +10% above national
22 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $39,570 +9% above national
23 Eugene-Springfield, OR $39,410 +9% above national
24 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $39,400 +9% above national
25 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $39,230 +8% above national
26 Jacksonville, FL $39,030 +8% above national
27 New Haven, CT $39,030 +8% above national
28 Midland, TX $39,010 +8% above national
29 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $39,000 +8% above national
30 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,550 +6% above national
31 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $38,550 +6% above national
32 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $38,440 +6% above national
33 Ann Arbor, MI $38,380 +6% above national
34 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $38,210 +6% above national
35 Salinas, CA $38,080 +5% above national
36 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $37,980 +5% above national
37 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,800 +4% above national
38 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $37,760 +4% above national
39 Tucson, AZ $37,650 +4% above national
40 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,410 +3% above national
41 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $36,970 +2% above national
42 Urban Honolulu, HI $36,930 +2% above national
43 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $36,830 +2% above national
44 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,770 +2% above national
45 St. Louis, MO-IL $36,760 +2% above national
46 Reading, PA $36,400 +1% above national
47 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $36,250 same as national
48 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $36,200 same as national
49 Cleveland, TN $36,080 same as national
50 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,080 same as national
51 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,960 1% below national
52 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,960 1% below national
53 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,960 1% below national
54 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $35,560 2% below national
55 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,490 2% below national
56 Fargo, ND-MN $35,450 2% below national
57 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $35,420 2% below national
58 Johnson City, TN $35,380 2% below national
59 Stockton-Lodi, CA $35,230 3% below national
60 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $34,750 4% below national
61 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $34,740 4% below national
62 Morristown, TN $34,420 5% below national
63 Chattanooga, TN-GA $34,330 5% below national
64 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,310 5% below national
65 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $34,100 6% below national
66 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,080 6% below national
67 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $32,760 10% below national
68 Knoxville, TN $32,730 10% below national
69 Richmond, VA $32,480 10% below national
70 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $32,420 10% below national
71 Clarksville, TN-KY $32,240 11% below national
72 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $32,240 11% below national
73 Lancaster, PA $32,090 11% below national
74 Lexington Park, MD $31,860 12% below national
75 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $31,300 14% below national
76 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,240 14% below national
77 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $31,200 14% below national
78 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,200 14% below national
79 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $31,200 14% below national
80 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,160 14% below national
81 Baton Rouge, LA $30,680 15% below national
82 Waco, TX $29,870 18% below national
83 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $29,830 18% below national
84 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,120 20% below national
85 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $28,820 20% below national
86 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,560 24% below national
87 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,240 25% below national
88 Laredo, TX $25,720 29% below national
89 Killeen-Temple, TX $25,030 31% below national
90 El Paso, TX $24,960 31% below national
91 Lubbock, TX $24,280 33% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.