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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in PENNSYLVANIA

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.16 $14.08 $16.98 $19.39 $22.75
      AreaName Yearly $25,290 $29,280 $35,320 $40,320 $47,310
      Pennsylvania Hourly $13.15 $14.69 $17.30 $18.83 $21.81
      AreaName Yearly $27,360 $30,560 $35,990 $39,170 $45,350
      New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area Hourly $16.87 $18.15 $21.38 $23.47 $28.34
      AreaName Yearly $35,100 $37,750 $44,470 $48,810 $58,940
      Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $14.35 $16.82 $18.22 $21.38 $22.78
      AreaName Yearly $29,840 $34,980 $37,890 $44,460 $47,390
      State College, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.18 $14.70 $17.76 $19.08 $22.67
      AreaName Yearly $27,420 $30,580 $36,940 $39,680 $47,140
      Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area Hourly $13.85 $16.03 $17.60 $18.82 $21.50
      AreaName Yearly $28,810 $33,340 $36,620 $39,140 $44,730
      Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.73 $15.23 $17.53 $18.68 $21.54
      AreaName Yearly $28,560 $31,670 $36,460 $38,850 $44,800
      Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.77 $15.32 $17.44 $18.83 $21.80
      AreaName Yearly $28,640 $31,870 $36,280 $39,160 $45,350
      Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.71 $14.27 $17.14 $18.66 $21.12
      AreaName Yearly $24,350 $29,670 $35,660 $38,810 $43,940
      Gettysburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.41 $14.50 $17.02 $18.32 $20.40
      AreaName Yearly $27,880 $30,150 $35,400 $38,110 $42,420
      York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.91 $14.33 $16.91 $18.26 $21.56
      AreaName Yearly $28,930 $29,810 $35,160 $37,990 $44,850
      Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.50 $13.95 $16.90 $18.19 $21.03
      AreaName Yearly $23,920 $29,020 $35,160 $37,840 $43,740
      Western Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $11.50 $14.32 $16.80 $18.39 $20.22
      AreaName Yearly $23,920 $29,780 $34,940 $38,260 $42,070
      East Stroudsburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.13 $13.78 $16.64 $17.86 $21.15
      AreaName Yearly $23,140 $28,670 $34,600 $37,160 $43,990
      Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metro Area Hourly $12.00 $14.43 $16.64 $17.77 $20.63
      AreaName Yearly $24,960 $30,020 $34,620 $36,970 $42,910
      Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.58 $13.55 $16.50 $17.30 $19.74
      AreaName Yearly $24,080 $28,180 $34,330 $35,990 $41,060
      Erie, PA Metro Area Hourly $12.13 $13.95 $16.47 $17.58 $20.74
      AreaName Yearly $25,230 $29,020 $34,250 $36,570 $43,140
      Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.30 $13.81 $16.34 $18.80 $22.01
      AreaName Yearly $27,660 $28,720 $33,990 $39,110 $45,770
      Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area Hourly $12.29 $13.63 $16.03 $17.16 $20.45
      AreaName Yearly $25,560 $28,350 $33,340 $35,690 $42,540
      Williamsport, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.44 $14.51 $15.87 $18.13 $19.52
      AreaName Yearly $27,960 $30,190 $33,010 $37,710 $40,590
      Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.34 $14.49 $15.65 $17.68 $20.71
      AreaName Yearly $27,740 $30,130 $32,560 $36,770 $43,070
      Northern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $11.05 $13.32 $15.50 $17.48 $20.44
      AreaName Yearly $22,980 $27,710 $32,250 $36,360 $42,520
      Altoona, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.34 $13.09 $15.18 $18.19 $21.36
      AreaName Yearly $23,580 $27,240 $31,570 $37,840 $44,420
      Johnstown, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.50 $13.43 $14.79 $16.89 $21.90
      AreaName Yearly $23,920 $27,930 $30,760 $35,120 $45,550
      Southern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.68 $13.64 $14.69 $17.58 $18.64
      AreaName Yearly $22,210 $28,370 $30,560 $36,570 $38,780