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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 UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.16 $14.08 $16.98 $19.39 $22.75
      Yearly $25,290 $29,280 $35,320 $40,320 $47,310
      Washington Hourly $18.15 $19.70 $22.41 $25.61 $28.28
      Yearly $37,760 $40,980 $46,610 $53,270 $58,820
      Massachusetts Hourly $18.14 $18.95 $22.31 $23.74 $28.40
      Yearly $37,720 $39,420 $46,390 $49,380 $59,080
      Alaska Hourly $16.34 $18.84 $21.89 $25.46 $30.49
      Yearly $34,000 $39,190 $45,520 $52,950 $63,420
      California Hourly $17.59 $18.43 $21.60 $23.82 $28.16
      Yearly $36,580 $38,340 $44,940 $49,550 $58,560
      Connecticut Hourly $16.95 $18.37 $21.55 $23.34 $27.52
      Yearly $35,250 $38,210 $44,820 $48,550 $57,240
      Rhode Island Hourly $16.80 $18.21 $21.26 $22.84 $26.62
      Yearly $34,940 $37,880 $44,220 $47,500 $55,360
      Hawaii Hourly $16.83 $17.85 $20.91 $25.19 $29.59
      Yearly $35,010 $37,120 $43,490 $52,400 $61,550
      District of Columbia Hourly $18.00 $18.46 $20.77 $23.47 $27.37
      Yearly $37,430 $38,390 $43,200 $48,830 $56,940
      New Jersey Hourly $15.95 $17.91 $20.27 $22.05 $23.96
      Yearly $33,170 $37,240 $42,160 $45,870 $49,840
      Delaware Hourly $16.10 $18.07 $20.16 $21.85 $22.40
      Yearly $33,480 $37,580 $41,940 $45,440 $46,590
      New York Hourly $16.11 $17.35 $19.67 $23.14 $28.05
      Yearly $33,510 $36,090 $40,910 $48,130 $58,340
      New Hampshire Hourly $15.85 $17.52 $19.15 $22.30 $24.88
      Yearly $32,960 $36,440 $39,840 $46,380 $51,750
      Oregon Hourly $15.76 $17.17 $18.94 $22.41 $25.25
      Yearly $32,790 $35,710 $39,390 $46,620 $52,510
      Minnesota Hourly $15.79 $17.58 $18.71 $21.31 $23.33
      Yearly $32,850 $36,570 $38,910 $44,330 $48,530
      Colorado Hourly $15.29 $16.51 $18.47 $21.14 $23.14
      Yearly $31,790 $34,340 $38,410 $43,970 $48,130
      Maryland Hourly $15.57 $17.32 $18.43 $21.78 $25.59
      Yearly $32,380 $36,020 $38,330 $45,300 $53,220
      Maine Hourly $15.54 $17.16 $18.24 $21.05 $22.65
      Yearly $32,310 $35,680 $37,950 $43,790 $47,110
      Arizona Hourly $15.10 $16.87 $18.23 $20.87 $22.61
      Yearly $31,400 $35,080 $37,910 $43,400 $47,020
      Nevada Hourly $14.55 $17.02 $18.22 $21.62 $24.22
      Yearly $30,250 $35,410 $37,900 $44,970 $50,380
      North Dakota Hourly $14.62 $16.73 $17.95 $20.64 $22.30
      Yearly $30,410 $34,790 $37,340 $42,930 $46,370
      Vermont Hourly $15.40 $16.90 $17.86 $20.97 $22.49
      Yearly $32,040 $35,150 $37,140 $43,630 $46,780
      Utah Hourly $14.04 $15.85 $17.50 $18.64 $21.96
      Yearly $29,200 $32,970 $36,410 $38,770 $45,680
      Virginia Hourly $13.17 $14.69 $17.46 $19.46 $22.22
      Yearly $27,400 $30,540 $36,320 $40,470 $46,210
      Wisconsin Hourly $14.07 $15.19 $17.42 $19.28 $21.71
      Yearly $29,270 $31,600 $36,230 $40,110 $45,170
      Pennsylvania Hourly $13.15 $14.69 $17.30 $18.83 $21.81
      Yearly $27,360 $30,560 $35,990 $39,170 $45,350
      Illinois Hourly $13.74 $14.70 $17.10 $19.52 $22.76
      Yearly $28,570 $30,580 $35,560 $40,610 $47,340
      Ohio Hourly $13.39 $14.19 $16.88 $18.08 $21.00
      Yearly $27,840 $29,500 $35,110 $37,600 $43,680
      Montana Hourly $13.72 $14.52 $16.80 $18.04 $21.34
      Yearly $28,540 $30,210 $34,940 $37,520 $44,380
      Wyoming Hourly $11.68 $14.03 $16.76 $18.45 $21.94
      Yearly $24,290 $29,180 $34,870 $38,380 $45,640
      Florida Hourly $13.30 $14.13 $16.53 $18.11 $21.13
      Yearly $27,670 $29,390 $34,390 $37,670 $43,960
      Michigan Hourly $13.56 $14.46 $16.40 $18.12 $20.60
      Yearly $28,200 $30,070 $34,120 $37,690 $42,850
      South Dakota Hourly $13.61 $14.33 $16.34 $17.65 $19.90
      Yearly $28,320 $29,810 $33,980 $36,710 $41,390
      Nebraska Hourly $12.92 $13.97 $16.19 $18.00 $20.46
      Yearly $26,880 $29,050 $33,680 $37,450 $42,550
      North Carolina Hourly $11.24 $13.70 $16.17 $17.81 $20.08
      Yearly $23,390 $28,490 $33,630 $37,050 $41,770
      Georgia Hourly $11.47 $13.36 $16.01 $18.00 $20.63
      Yearly $23,860 $27,780 $33,310 $37,440 $42,900
      Iowa Hourly $12.57 $14.02 $15.83 $17.18 $18.92
      Yearly $26,150 $29,150 $32,930 $35,730 $39,350
      Idaho Hourly $11.70 $13.49 $15.65 $17.74 $19.94
      Yearly $24,340 $28,060 $32,550 $36,900 $41,480
      Indiana Hourly $12.60 $13.85 $15.45 $17.61 $19.75
      Yearly $26,220 $28,820 $32,130 $36,620 $41,080
      New Mexico Hourly $12.88 $13.80 $15.32 $17.43 $19.37
      Yearly $26,790 $28,700 $31,870 $36,260 $40,290
      Guam Hourly $11.46 $11.67 $15.29 $15.83 $16.25
      Yearly $23,830 $24,280 $31,800 $32,920 $33,810
      Texas Hourly $11.03 $13.03 $15.06 $17.57 $19.85
      Yearly $22,940 $27,110 $31,320 $36,540 $41,280
      Virgin Islands Hourly $12.00 $13.52 $14.71 $15.42 $19.69
      Yearly $24,960 $28,120 $30,600 $32,070 $40,960
      South Carolina Hourly $10.05 $12.25 $14.48 $17.16 $18.69
      Yearly $20,900 $25,490 $30,120 $35,690 $38,880
      Tennessee Hourly $11.33 $12.49 $14.42 $17.29 $18.79
      Yearly $23,560 $25,990 $29,990 $35,960 $39,090
      Kansas Hourly $11.27 $12.90 $14.25 $16.43 $18.58
      Yearly $23,430 $26,840 $29,630 $34,170 $38,650
      Kentucky Hourly $11.22 $12.49 $14.18 $16.93 $20.06
      Yearly $23,340 $25,980 $29,490 $35,220 $41,720
      Missouri Hourly $12.15 $13.15 $14.02 $17.10 $20.62
      Yearly $25,270 $27,340 $29,150 $35,570 $42,900
      Arkansas Hourly $11.79 $12.95 $13.74 $15.31 $17.72
      Yearly $24,510 $26,940 $28,580 $31,840 $36,860
      West Virginia Hourly $10.74 $12.18 $13.68 $16.10 $17.88
      Yearly $22,330 $25,330 $28,440 $33,500 $37,180
      Louisiana Hourly $9.95 $11.30 $13.43 $15.08 $17.35
      Yearly $20,690 $23,510 $27,940 $31,370 $36,080
      Oklahoma Hourly $10.08 $11.08 $13.13 $14.30 $16.81
      Yearly $20,960 $23,050 $27,300 $29,740 $34,970
      Puerto Rico Hourly $9.10 $9.91 $12.33 $16.23 $17.22
      Yearly $18,920 $20,620 $25,640 $33,750 $35,820
      Alabama Hourly $8.73 $10.14 $11.35 $14.38 $17.09
      Yearly $18,160 $21,080 $23,600 $29,910 $35,550
      Mississippi Hourly $8.94 $10.11 $11.04 $13.50 $16.04
      Yearly $18,600 $21,030 $22,970 $28,070 $33,360
      American Samoa Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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