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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          		 2024
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.47 $15.05 $17.71 $20.97 $22.76
          Yearly $28,010 $31,310 $36,830 $43,610 $47,340
          New Mexico Hourly $13.30 $14.41 $16.40 $17.55 $20.22
          Yearly $27,670 $29,980 $34,110 $36,510 $42,060
          North Dakota Hourly $13.25 $14.08 $17.34 $18.20 $21.88
          Yearly $27,560 $29,290 $36,060 $37,850 $45,500
          Texas Hourly $11.26 $13.75 $16.37 $17.77 $20.85
          Yearly $23,430 $28,610 $34,050 $36,970 $43,360
          Tennessee Hourly $11.61 $13.93 $17.21 $18.81 $21.51
          Yearly $24,150 $28,970 $35,810 $39,130 $44,740
          Idaho Hourly $9.90 $13.40 $16.77 $17.99 $21.63
          Yearly $20,580 $27,880 $34,890 $37,420 $44,980
          Delaware Hourly $14.23 $14.99 $17.70 $19.26 $22.37
          Yearly $29,590 $31,180 $36,820 $40,070 $46,520
          Kentucky Hourly $10.90 $13.65 $14.88 $17.49 $20.01
          Yearly $22,680 $28,400 $30,960 $36,380 $41,620
          Rhode Island Hourly $14.69 $17.62 $18.72 $22.31 $23.56
          Yearly $30,560 $36,640 $38,940 $46,410 $49,010
          Washington Hourly $17.44 $18.44 $21.63 $22.68 $26.96
          Yearly $36,280 $38,360 $44,980 $47,180 $56,080
          Illinois Hourly $14.32 $15.27 $17.61 $21.00 $22.33
          Yearly $29,790 $31,760 $36,630 $43,680 $46,440
          Hawaii Hourly $14.03 $18.04 $21.49 $26.88 $32.07
          Yearly $29,170 $37,510 $44,710 $55,920 $66,700
          Montana Hourly $12.76 $14.69 $17.71 $21.64 $24.41
          Yearly $26,540 $30,550 $36,830 $45,020 $50,780
          Massachusetts Hourly $16.78 $18.33 $22.25 $23.51 $27.65
          Yearly $34,910 $38,120 $46,280 $48,900 $57,510
          Florida Hourly $13.74 $14.78 $17.45 $18.55 $21.63
          Yearly $28,570 $30,730 $36,300 $38,590 $44,980
          Nebraska Hourly $13.02 $15.16 $17.69 $20.24 $21.20
          Yearly $27,070 $31,540 $36,800 $42,100 $44,100
          Nevada Hourly $14.32 $17.12 $17.87 $22.07 $25.18
          Yearly $29,780 $35,610 $37,170 $45,910 $52,370
          Indiana Hourly $12.73 $14.08 $16.85 $17.74 $20.49
          Yearly $26,490 $29,290 $35,040 $36,910 $42,620
          Mississippi Hourly $10.19 $12.07 $14.19 $16.28 $17.79
          Yearly $21,200 $25,100 $29,520 $33,860 $36,990
          Missouri Hourly $12.97 $13.95 $16.98 $18.16 $21.76
          Yearly $26,980 $29,020 $35,320 $37,770 $45,250
          New York Hourly $16.16 $17.24 $19.18 $22.30 $27.23
          Yearly $33,610 $35,850 $39,890 $46,380 $56,630
          California Hourly $17.52 $18.35 $21.30 $22.58 $26.29
          Yearly $36,430 $38,160 $44,290 $46,960 $54,690
          Arizona Hourly $16.34 $17.18 $18.24 $21.32 $22.50
          Yearly $33,980 $35,730 $37,940 $44,340 $46,790
          Oregon Hourly $15.36 $17.30 $18.29 $21.77 $23.18
          Yearly $31,940 $35,990 $38,040 $45,290 $48,210
          Maine Hourly $17.63 $18.53 $21.57 $22.94 $23.88
          Yearly $36,670 $38,550 $44,870 $47,720 $49,670
          New Jersey Hourly $15.13 $17.60 $18.31 $21.99 $23.56
          Yearly $31,470 $36,610 $38,080 $45,750 $49,010
          South Carolina Hourly $12.22 $14.31 $17.17 $18.00 $21.25
          Yearly $25,420 $29,770 $35,700 $37,440 $44,210
          Guam Hourly $10.44 $10.72 $11.01 $12.64 $13.36
          Yearly $21,720 $22,290 $22,900 $26,280 $27,780
          Alabama Hourly $10.72 $13.31 $14.47 $17.14 $18.37
          Yearly $22,290 $27,690 $30,100 $35,660 $38,200
          Georgia Hourly $10.78 $14.02 $16.87 $18.03 $20.64
          Yearly $22,410 $29,170 $35,090 $37,500 $42,930
          Iowa Hourly $11.67 $14.41 $17.18 $18.31 $22.80
          Yearly $24,270 $29,960 $35,720 $38,080 $47,420
          Minnesota Hourly $14.59 $17.13 $18.38 $21.97 $22.75
          Yearly $30,340 $35,630 $38,220 $45,690 $47,320
          Puerto Rico Hourly $9.50 $10.57 $11.50 $13.50 $13.99
          Yearly $19,760 $21,990 $23,920 $28,080 $29,110
          Pennsylvania Hourly $10.34 $13.95 $16.99 $18.53 $21.34
          Yearly $21,500 $29,020 $35,340 $38,530 $44,390
          Utah Hourly $13.62 $15.01 $17.55 $20.12 $22.49
          Yearly $28,320 $31,210 $36,510 $41,860 $46,770
          West Virginia Hourly $10.19 $11.49 $13.73 $16.05 $17.80
          Yearly $21,190 $23,900 $28,560 $33,390 $37,030
          Virginia Hourly $13.64 $14.97 $17.59 $20.22 $22.16
          Yearly $28,380 $31,140 $36,580 $42,060 $46,080
          Maryland Hourly $15.05 $16.94 $18.01 $20.75 $22.74
          Yearly $31,310 $35,220 $37,470 $43,170 $47,310
          District of Columbia Hourly $18.00 $18.88 $21.75 $22.49 $26.12
          Yearly $37,440 $39,260 $45,230 $46,780 $54,330
          Ohio Hourly $11.49 $13.47 $16.71 $17.77 $20.50
          Yearly $23,900 $28,020 $34,750 $36,970 $42,630
          Virgin Islands Hourly $13.58 $15.45 $16.80 $19.14 $20.60
          Yearly $28,250 $32,130 $34,940 $39,810 $42,850
          Michigan Hourly $13.84 $14.73 $17.58 $18.62 $21.58
          Yearly $28,790 $30,640 $36,560 $38,730 $44,880
          Kansas Hourly $11.05 $13.52 $16.44 $17.95 $20.81
          Yearly $22,980 $28,120 $34,200 $37,340 $43,270
          Arkansas Hourly $11.77 $13.33 $14.17 $17.04 $17.96
          Yearly $24,490 $27,720 $29,470 $35,450 $37,350
          Alaska Hourly $15.15 $17.79 $18.58 $20.96 $22.07
          Yearly $31,510 $37,000 $38,640 $43,590 $45,900
          Vermont Hourly $15.70 $18.28 $21.42 $22.27 $27.14
          Yearly $32,650 $38,020 $44,560 $46,310 $56,460
          Louisiana Hourly $10.14 $11.42 $13.88 $16.72 $18.38
          Yearly $21,090 $23,760 $28,880 $34,780 $38,230
          Wisconsin Hourly $13.45 $15.00 $17.76 $19.52 $22.61
          Yearly $27,980 $31,200 $36,940 $40,600 $47,030
          Wyoming Hourly $13.04 $14.54 $17.68 $21.16 $24.53
          Yearly $27,130 $30,230 $36,770 $44,020 $51,020
          New Hampshire Hourly $14.95 $17.24 $18.77 $22.08 $23.25
          Yearly $31,090 $35,850 $39,050 $45,920 $48,360
          South Dakota Hourly $14.33 $14.91 $16.90 $17.83 $21.02
          Yearly $29,800 $31,010 $35,150 $37,090 $43,720
          Colorado Hourly $15.44 $17.62 $18.83 $21.75 $23.58
          Yearly $32,120 $36,640 $39,170 $45,250 $49,040
          North Carolina Hourly $13.02 $14.08 $16.94 $18.17 $21.73
          Yearly $27,080 $29,280 $35,240 $37,800 $45,190
          Connecticut Hourly $15.69 $17.38 $18.28 $21.32 $23.10
          Yearly $32,640 $36,140 $38,020 $44,340 $48,040
          Oklahoma Hourly $10.96 $13.47 $14.72 $17.66 $23.37
          Yearly $22,790 $28,010 $30,610 $36,730 $48,610
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