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What cooks, private household are paid

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

What cooks, private household are paid nationally 10th percentile $36,090, 25th percentile $40,630, median $47,940, 75th percentile $55,450, 90th percentile $91,130 $36,090 $91,130 $40,630 $55,450 Median $47,940
The ten states with the most cooks, private household employment, by median pay and the middle-half range.
StateEmploymentTypical pay (BLS)
New York140$37,120 to $41,860 (middle half), median $37,440
California110not published

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.

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