Cooks, Restaurant Salary Data
Compare cooks, restaurant pay across 346 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Cooks, Restaurant
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Cooks, Restaurant
States ranked by average salary across 346 cities.
Cooks, Restaurant salaries by city
Cooks, Restaurant pay across 51 states and 373 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- Napa$47,320
- San Jose$47,170
- San Diego$46,440
- San Francisco$46,030
- Santa Rosa$45,720
- Salinas$44,930
- Santa Cruz$44,560
- Los Angeles$44,460
- Sacramento$44,230
- Vallejo$44,100
- Santa Maria$43,340
- San Luis Obispo$43,220
- Riverside$42,450
- Oxnard$42,060
- Modesto$41,910
- Stockton$41,170
- Yuba City$39,160
- Hanford$38,810
- Merced$38,480
- Fresno$38,260
- Redding$38,200
- Chico$37,980
- Bakersfield$37,800
- El Centro$37,710
- Visalia$37,090
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Naples$41,220
- Orlando$37,970
- North Port$37,440
- Cape Coral$37,240
- Tampa$37,010
- Miami$36,920
- Jacksonville$36,770
- Palm Bay$36,750
- Punta Gorda$36,730
- Crestview$36,600
- Sebastian$36,490
- Deltona$36,350
- Wildwood$35,920
- Pensacola$35,800
- Gainesville$35,760
- Panama City$35,720
- Lakeland$35,600
- Ocala$35,500
- Homosassa Springs$34,720
- Tallahassee$34,610
- Sebring$34,530
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX25 cities
- Austin$36,810
- Dallas$36,490
- Midland$35,670
- Houston$35,050
- Odessa$34,900
- San Antonio$34,860
- College Station$32,630
- Sherman$31,760
- Waco$31,500
- Corpus Christi$30,670
- Amarillo$30,560
- Beaumont$30,520
- Killeen$30,510
- Tyler$30,300
- Lubbock$30,250
- Abilene$30,180
- Longview$29,930
- San Angelo$29,800
- Wichita Falls$29,790
- Victoria$29,680
- Texarkana$29,490
- El Paso$28,990
- Brownsville$28,670
- McAllen$28,380
- Laredo$28,120
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Cooks, Restaurant earn a national median of $36,052, based on data from 346 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is HI at $49,560 average.
Worth knowing: Staying current with industry certifications and picking up adjacent skills (data literacy, project management, or automation tools) is the most reliable way to earn above median in this field.