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          Wages for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in TEXAS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.69 $15.60 $18.01 $21.54 $23.88
          Yearly $28,480 $32,440 $37,450 $44,800 $49,670
          Texas Hourly $11.91 $14.02 $17.00 $18.71 $21.56
          Yearly $24,770 $29,170 $35,360 $38,910 $44,840
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $11.19 $13.22 $14.13 $17.39 $20.39
          Yearly $23,280 $27,490 $29,390 $36,180 $42,410
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $11.24 $12.86 $13.86 $16.64 $18.38
          Yearly $23,370 $26,750 $28,820 $34,600 $38,220
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.77 $13.30 $14.28 $17.00 $18.09
          Yearly $22,410 $27,660 $29,700 $35,360 $37,620
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $11.35 $13.38 $14.71 $16.82 $18.17
          Yearly $23,610 $27,830 $30,590 $34,990 $37,800
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.77 $13.53 $14.71 $17.28 $18.57
          Yearly $24,490 $28,140 $30,600 $35,950 $38,630
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $11.12 $13.06 $14.07 $17.08 $19.35
          Yearly $23,130 $27,170 $29,260 $35,520 $40,240
          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.73 $12.90 $13.83 $17.08 $20.18
          Yearly $22,320 $26,840 $28,770 $35,520 $41,970
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.92 $12.78 $15.84 $18.84 $21.25
          Yearly $22,720 $26,580 $32,950 $39,190 $44,200
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.48 $14.95 $17.63 $20.32 $22.92
          Yearly $25,950 $31,090 $36,670 $42,260 $47,670
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.81 $13.05 $14.05 $17.12 $18.55
          Yearly $22,490 $27,140 $29,220 $35,600 $38,580
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.80 $13.65 $15.31 $16.93 $18.09
          Yearly $22,450 $28,390 $31,850 $35,200 $37,620
          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.72 $13.03 $13.87 $16.79 $17.81
          Yearly $22,300 $27,090 $28,860 $34,930 $37,050
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $11.02 $12.85 $14.74 $17.70 $20.35
          Yearly $22,920 $26,720 $30,660 $36,810 $42,330
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $11.00 $11.83 $13.28 $14.43 $16.85
          Yearly $22,880 $24,600 $27,620 $30,010 $35,050
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.90 $13.61 $16.31 $19.64 $22.00
          Yearly $22,680 $28,310 $33,930 $40,850 $45,760
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.90 $14.33 $17.15 $18.97 $22.03
          Yearly $24,750 $29,810 $35,660 $39,460 $45,810
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.52 $14.35 $16.95 $18.55 $21.39
          Yearly $26,040 $29,840 $35,250 $38,580 $44,490
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.12 $13.93 $16.54 $18.55 $20.76
          Yearly $27,280 $28,980 $34,410 $38,580 $43,180
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.20 $12.59 $14.09 $16.13 $19.15
          Yearly $21,220 $26,180 $29,300 $33,550 $39,830
          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.89 $13.68 $15.58 $18.54 $20.04
          Yearly $26,810 $28,440 $32,400 $38,570 $41,680
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.21 $10.48 $13.52 $16.73 $18.83
          Yearly $21,240 $21,800 $28,110 $34,800 $39,160
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.67 $15.79 $17.96 $19.98 $22.35
          Yearly $28,440 $32,840 $37,370 $41,560 $46,480
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.36 $14.30 $16.58 $18.96 $19.57
          Yearly $27,780 $29,750 $34,480 $39,430 $40,700
          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.44 $12.52 $13.32 $15.25 $16.20
          Yearly $21,710 $26,050 $27,710 $31,720 $33,690
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.43 $13.81 $16.79 $18.12 $22.07
          Yearly $25,850 $28,710 $34,930 $37,700 $45,900
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.93 $13.73 $15.81 $17.63 $18.89
          Yearly $22,730 $28,550 $32,880 $36,670 $39,280
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.16 $13.50 $14.42 $16.99 $18.32
          Yearly $23,210 $28,080 $29,990 $35,340 $38,110
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.13 $13.91 $16.51 $18.24 $18.38
          Yearly $27,310 $28,940 $34,330 $37,950 $38,230
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.25 $15.94 $17.53 $20.36 $22.35
          Yearly $29,630 $33,150 $36,470 $42,350 $46,490
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.95 $10.57 $13.26 $16.42 $17.63
          Yearly $20,690 $21,990 $27,570 $34,140 $36,670
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.32 $13.24 $14.65 $17.23 $19.07
          Yearly $23,550 $27,540 $30,470 $35,840 $39,670
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.43 $13.94 $17.74 $17.74 $17.74
          Yearly $27,930 $29,000 $36,890 $36,890 $36,890