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What cooks, restaurant are paid

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

What cooks, restaurant are paid nationally 10th percentile $28,700, 25th percentile $34,010, median $37,390, 75th percentile $44,620, 90th percentile $47,900 $28,700 $47,900 $34,010 $44,620 Median $37,390
The ten states with the most cooks, restaurant employment, by median pay and the middle-half range.
StateEmploymentTypical pay (BLS)
California152,250$38,590 to $47,330 (middle half), median $44,880
Texas126,620$28,540 to $37,030 (middle half), median $34,760
Florida124,040$35,050 to $42,850 (middle half), median $37,020
New York71,530$37,100 to $46,530 (middle half), median $43,680
Pennsylvania54,100$29,890 to $39,710 (middle half), median $36,580
Illinois53,540$35,360 to $45,010 (middle half), median $37,580
North Carolina50,150$29,690 to $38,170 (middle half), median $35,400
Ohio46,910$29,520 to $37,920 (middle half), median $35,540
Georgia46,350$29,190 to $37,840 (middle half), median $35,940
Virginia40,310$33,270 to $42,990 (middle half), median $36,750

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.