Prentus profile scans

Where cooks, institution and cafeteria went to school

Schools feeding this career will appear here as profile scans land.

This career page is being built

No school has profile scan results in this career yet. Scans are rolling out school by school.

See the federal earnings lists, live now

Federal data

What cooks, institution and cafeteria are paid

Bureau of Labor Statistics pay for this job, by area.

What cooks, institution and cafeteria are paid nationally 10th percentile $28,480, 25th percentile $32,440, median $37,450, 75th percentile $44,800, 90th percentile $49,670 $28,480 $49,670 $32,440 $44,800 Median $37,450
The ten states with the most cooks, institution and cafeteria employment, by median pay and the middle-half range.
StateEmploymentTypical pay (BLS)
California31,660$40,240 to $52,060 (middle half), median $46,390
Florida25,100$34,480 to $39,840 (middle half), median $36,250
Texas24,740$29,170 to $38,910 (middle half), median $35,360
Pennsylvania24,490$31,160 to $41,020 (middle half), median $36,540
Ohio23,440$33,090 to $39,310 (middle half), median $36,720
Illinois22,840$34,560 to $43,280 (middle half), median $37,440
New York17,670$38,750 to $51,530 (middle half), median $45,880
Michigan13,500$33,360 to $39,660 (middle half), median $36,870
Missouri13,130$29,850 to $38,000 (middle half), median $34,900
Kentucky11,540$28,880 to $37,370 (middle half), median $31,550

Pay figures are Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for the occupation, May 2025. They describe the job nationally, not what any one school's graduates earn.