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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, Restaurant in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.97 $14.36 $17.20 $19.06 $22.32
      Yearly $26,980 $29,860 $35,780 $39,630 $46,420
      Vermont Hourly $17.40 $18.07 $21.15 $21.91 $23.42
      Yearly $36,190 $37,580 $44,000 $45,580 $48,710
      Washington Hourly $17.18 $18.29 $21.15 $22.97 $27.24
      Yearly $35,740 $38,050 $43,990 $47,770 $56,660
      Massachusetts Hourly $16.95 $18.08 $20.94 $22.97 $26.50
      Yearly $35,260 $37,610 $43,560 $47,780 $55,120
      Hawaii Hourly $13.92 $17.51 $19.95 $26.58 $30.95
      Yearly $28,950 $36,420 $41,500 $55,280 $64,380
      California Hourly $16.95 $17.79 $19.90 $22.05 $24.22
      Yearly $35,260 $36,990 $41,400 $45,870 $50,370
      New York Hourly $15.00 $16.86 $18.80 $21.84 $27.25
      Yearly $31,200 $35,080 $39,110 $45,430 $56,690
      Maine Hourly $15.32 $17.50 $18.61 $21.65 $23.26
      Yearly $31,860 $36,400 $38,700 $45,030 $48,380
      Colorado Hourly $14.56 $17.22 $18.33 $21.53 $23.68
      Yearly $30,280 $35,810 $38,130 $44,790 $49,250
      District of Columbia Hourly $17.89 $18.05 $18.33 $21.61 $22.73
      Yearly $37,200 $37,530 $38,120 $44,940 $47,280
      New Hampshire Hourly $14.65 $16.90 $18.24 $21.08 $22.83
      Yearly $30,460 $35,150 $37,930 $43,850 $47,490
      Rhode Island Hourly $14.13 $17.45 $18.20 $21.79 $23.09
      Yearly $29,390 $36,300 $37,850 $45,330 $48,030
      Minnesota Hourly $13.56 $15.25 $18.02 $20.94 $22.57
      Yearly $28,210 $31,720 $37,480 $43,560 $46,950
      Arizona Hourly $15.24 $17.36 $18.01 $20.24 $21.87
      Yearly $31,700 $36,110 $37,460 $42,100 $45,490
      New Jersey Hourly $14.86 $17.35 $17.91 $21.35 $22.83
      Yearly $30,910 $36,080 $37,250 $44,410 $47,490
      Alaska Hourly $14.53 $16.79 $17.87 $20.88 $22.97
      Yearly $30,220 $34,920 $37,160 $43,440 $47,770
      Utah Hourly $11.58 $14.63 $17.85 $19.29 $22.04
      Yearly $24,090 $30,420 $37,120 $40,110 $45,850
      Connecticut Hourly $14.72 $16.83 $17.71 $20.63 $22.69
      Yearly $30,620 $35,010 $36,830 $42,920 $47,200
      Oregon Hourly $14.40 $16.44 $17.64 $20.49 $22.62
      Yearly $29,960 $34,190 $36,690 $42,620 $47,050
      Nevada Hourly $14.75 $16.88 $17.54 $21.89 $24.15
      Yearly $30,680 $35,100 $36,490 $45,520 $50,240
      Illinois Hourly $13.46 $14.50 $17.45 $19.40 $22.79
      Yearly $27,990 $30,150 $36,300 $40,340 $47,400
      Wisconsin Hourly $13.04 $14.51 $17.24 $18.22 $21.63
      Yearly $27,130 $30,180 $35,870 $37,900 $44,990
      Maryland Hourly $14.03 $15.11 $17.21 $20.04 $22.49
      Yearly $29,170 $31,420 $35,810 $41,690 $46,780
      North Dakota Hourly $12.29 $14.48 $16.99 $18.47 $21.20
      Yearly $25,560 $30,110 $35,340 $38,420 $44,090
      Michigan Hourly $13.61 $14.23 $16.95 $17.85 $21.37
      Yearly $28,310 $29,600 $35,250 $37,140 $44,450
      Nebraska Hourly $13.15 $14.96 $16.94 $17.76 $21.06
      Yearly $27,350 $31,120 $35,230 $36,950 $43,800
      Florida Hourly $13.53 $14.43 $16.89 $18.20 $21.36
      Yearly $28,140 $30,000 $35,120 $37,850 $44,420
      Virginia Hourly $12.83 $13.89 $16.78 $17.84 $21.54
      Yearly $26,680 $28,890 $34,890 $37,110 $44,810
      Montana Hourly $11.46 $13.88 $16.77 $18.12 $22.86
      Yearly $23,830 $28,880 $34,880 $37,690 $47,550
      Virgin Islands Hourly $13.59 $14.68 $16.53 $18.11 $19.74
      Yearly $28,270 $30,530 $34,370 $37,670 $41,060
      Tennessee Hourly $11.46 $14.22 $16.47 $17.82 $20.81
      Yearly $23,840 $29,590 $34,260 $37,070 $43,280
      Idaho Hourly $8.32 $12.33 $16.42 $17.69 $21.12
      Yearly $17,300 $25,650 $34,160 $36,800 $43,920
      North Carolina Hourly $11.08 $13.78 $16.36 $17.71 $21.16
      Yearly $23,040 $28,670 $34,020 $36,840 $44,010
      South Dakota Hourly $13.78 $14.41 $16.32 $17.22 $17.78
      Yearly $28,670 $29,960 $33,940 $35,810 $36,990
      Missouri Hourly $13.02 $14.00 $16.17 $17.78 $20.85
      Yearly $27,080 $29,130 $33,630 $36,980 $43,360
      Delaware Hourly $13.27 $13.81 $16.14 $17.89 $21.29
      Yearly $27,600 $28,720 $33,560 $37,200 $44,290
      Kansas Hourly $10.62 $13.43 $15.54 $17.66 $19.79
      Yearly $22,100 $27,930 $32,310 $36,740 $41,160
      Pennsylvania Hourly $10.71 $13.69 $15.49 $17.84 $20.53
      Yearly $22,290 $28,480 $32,210 $37,100 $42,700
      Iowa Hourly $11.68 $14.13 $15.43 $17.30 $18.15
      Yearly $24,300 $29,390 $32,090 $35,980 $37,750
      South Carolina Hourly $11.28 $14.00 $15.32 $17.27 $20.20
      Yearly $23,460 $29,120 $31,870 $35,910 $42,020
      Ohio Hourly $11.25 $13.35 $14.89 $17.59 $18.85
      Yearly $23,400 $27,770 $30,980 $36,590 $39,200
      Texas Hourly $10.91 $13.38 $14.71 $17.26 $18.17
      Yearly $22,690 $27,820 $30,600 $35,900 $37,790
      Indiana Hourly $11.05 $13.67 $14.70 $17.29 $19.09
      Yearly $22,980 $28,440 $30,580 $35,960 $39,710
      Georgia Hourly $10.30 $12.68 $14.62 $17.47 $18.38
      Yearly $21,430 $26,380 $30,400 $36,340 $38,230
      Wyoming Hourly $11.32 $13.25 $14.60 $18.00 $23.22
      Yearly $23,540 $27,560 $30,370 $37,440 $48,290
      New Mexico Hourly $12.90 $13.73 $14.49 $16.56 $17.64
      Yearly $26,820 $28,560 $30,150 $34,440 $36,690
      Oklahoma Hourly $10.83 $12.32 $14.38 $17.09 $18.19
      Yearly $22,520 $25,630 $29,910 $35,550 $37,840
      Kentucky Hourly $10.60 $12.95 $14.14 $17.13 $18.57
      Yearly $22,050 $26,940 $29,400 $35,640 $38,620
      Mississippi Hourly $10.26 $11.50 $13.92 $16.17 $17.17
      Yearly $21,330 $23,920 $28,950 $33,640 $35,720
      Alabama Hourly $10.49 $12.25 $13.91 $16.73 $17.98
      Yearly $21,820 $25,480 $28,940 $34,790 $37,390
      Arkansas Hourly $11.86 $13.16 $13.88 $16.22 $17.11
      Yearly $24,670 $27,370 $28,880 $33,740 $35,600
      Louisiana Hourly $10.62 $11.47 $13.80 $16.01 $17.44
      Yearly $22,100 $23,860 $28,710 $33,310 $36,270
      West Virginia Hourly $10.05 $10.98 $13.51 $14.53 $17.48
      Yearly $20,910 $22,830 $28,100 $30,230 $36,350
      Guam Hourly $9.97 $10.20 $10.79 $12.29 $13.25
      Yearly $20,740 $21,220 $22,450 $25,560 $27,560
      Puerto Rico Hourly $8.50 $9.18 $10.30 $10.86 $13.56
      Yearly $17,680 $19,100 $21,430 $22,580 $28,210
      American Samoa Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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