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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in IOWA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.27 $14.71 $17.25 $20.41 $22.34
          Yearly $23,440 $30,610 $35,880 $42,450 $46,460
          Iowa Hourly $12.00 $14.83 $16.39 $18.12 $22.43
          Yearly $24,960 $30,840 $34,090 $37,690 $46,650
          Ames, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.80 $14.40 $17.34 $18.01 $22.46
          Yearly $28,710 $29,950 $36,070 $37,450 $46,710
          Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area Hourly $12.31 $14.72 $16.12 $18.10 $23.07
          Yearly $25,600 $30,620 $33,520 $37,650 $47,990
          Dubuque, IA Metro Area Hourly $12.89 $15.32 $17.78 $18.79 $23.36
          Yearly $26,810 $31,870 $36,990 $39,080 $48,580
          Iowa City, IA Metro Area Hourly $12.50 $14.95 $17.30 $18.32 $19.98
          Yearly $25,990 $31,090 $35,990 $38,110 $41,560
          Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area Hourly $13.50 $13.50 $15.73 $17.67 $21.09
          Yearly $28,080 $28,080 $32,710 $36,760 $43,870
          Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area Hourly $13.50 $14.58 $16.29 $18.24 $23.51
          Yearly $28,080 $30,320 $33,880 $37,940 $48,910
          Southeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $12.00 $14.63 $15.46 $17.60 $20.00
          Yearly $24,960 $30,420 $32,150 $36,600 $41,600
          Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area Hourly $12.82 $14.39 $15.84 $18.20 $20.48
          Yearly $26,660 $29,940 $32,940 $37,860 $42,600
          Northeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $11.00 $12.37 $15.05 $17.31 $19.80
          Yearly $22,880 $25,720 $31,300 $36,010 $41,180
          Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area Hourly $12.85 $14.83 $17.67 $20.47 $22.75
          Yearly $26,720 $30,840 $36,760 $42,580 $47,320
          Northwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly $12.00 $14.63 $15.71 $16.93 $19.39
          Yearly $24,960 $30,420 $32,680 $35,210 $40,330
          Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Hourly $14.45 $15.00 $16.00 $17.69 $21.98
          Yearly $30,050 $31,200 $33,280 $36,790 $45,710
          Southwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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