BLS OEWS 2024 · SOC 35-2014

Cooks, Restaurant Salary by State

National median: $36,830/yr · 1,452,130 employed nationally

51 states
$36,830National Median
$37,730National Mean
1,452,130Total Employed
$28,010 – $47,34010th–90th Percentile

Salary by State

51 states
State Median Annual vs. National Employment Detail
Massachusetts $46,280 +26% 31,640 View →
District of Columbia $45,230 +23% 8,020 View →
Washington $44,980 +22% 34,790 View →
Maine $44,870 +22% 4,920 View →
Hawaii $44,710 +21% 12,190 View →
Vermont $44,560 +21% 2,710 View →
California $44,290 +20% 160,270 View →
New York $39,890 +8% 62,430 View →
Colorado $39,170 +6% 33,920 View →
New Hampshire $39,050 +6% 6,980 View →
Rhode Island $38,940 +6% 6,490 View →
Alaska $38,640 +5% 2,480 View →
Minnesota $38,220 +4% 26,900 View →
New Jersey $38,080 +3% 30,720 View →
Oregon $38,040 +3% 18,970 View →
Connecticut $38,020 +3% 13,940 View →
Arizona $37,940 +3% 34,740 View →
Maryland $37,470 +2% 19,260 View →
Nevada $37,170 +1% 25,960 View →
Wisconsin $36,940 +0% 24,360 View →
Montana $36,830 +0% 8,170 View →
Delaware $36,820 +0% 5,460 View →
Nebraska $36,800 +0% 5,050 View →
Wyoming $36,770 +0% 3,250 View →
Illinois $36,630 -1% 61,630 View →
Virginia $36,580 -1% 41,010 View →
Michigan $36,560 -1% 37,860 View →
Utah $36,510 -1% 11,630 View →
Florida $36,300 -1% 134,480 View →
North Dakota $36,060 -2% 4,400 View →
Tennessee $35,810 -3% 27,300 View →
Iowa $35,720 -3% 13,310 View →
South Carolina $35,700 -3% 26,230 View →
Pennsylvania $35,340 -4% 54,830 View →
Missouri $35,320 -4% 28,390 View →
North Carolina $35,240 -4% 50,400 View →
South Dakota $35,150 -5% 1,880 View →
Georgia $35,090 -5% 49,320 View →
Indiana $35,040 -5% 27,640 View →
Idaho $34,890 -5% 8,290 View →
Ohio $34,750 -6% 49,880 View →
Kansas $34,200 -7% 11,790 View →
New Mexico $34,110 -7% 8,730 View →
Texas $34,050 -8% 125,880 View →
Kentucky $30,960 -16% 14,400 View →
Oklahoma $30,610 -17% 18,760 View →
Alabama $30,100 -18% 18,370 View →
Mississippi $29,520 -20% 9,710 View →
Arkansas $29,470 -20% 10,450 View →
Louisiana $28,880 -22% 15,130 View →
West Virginia $28,560 -22% 6,370 View →