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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in TEXAS

          Location Pay
          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
          Texas Hourly $10.51 $11.13 $12.18 $14.94 $17.46
          Yearly $21,850 $23,140 $25,320 $31,070 $36,320
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.63 $10.39 $10.39 $13.71 $15.19
          Yearly $20,030 $21,610 $21,610 $28,510 $31,600
          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.77 $10.77 $10.79 $14.19 $15.85
          Yearly $22,390 $22,390 $22,430 $29,520 $32,970
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.37 $10.57 $10.98 $12.42 $15.57
          Yearly $21,560 $21,980 $22,840 $25,840 $32,390
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.06 $11.71 $11.71 $16.25 $17.31
          Yearly $23,000 $24,350 $24,350 $33,800 $36,010
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.18 $12.57 $15.15 $18.31 $18.75
          Yearly $25,340 $26,140 $31,520 $38,080 $39,000
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.50 $10.50 $11.35 $13.68 $15.57
          Yearly $21,840 $21,840 $23,600 $28,460 $32,390
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.49 $10.50 $12.26 $13.45 $16.07
          Yearly $21,830 $21,840 $25,500 $27,970 $33,420
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.74 $10.31 $10.33 $11.37 $14.06
          Yearly $20,260 $21,440 $21,490 $23,660 $29,250
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.40 $12.07 $13.65 $17.52 $17.59
          Yearly $23,710 $25,110 $28,390 $36,440 $36,580
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.38 $11.00 $11.00 $12.65 $15.00
          Yearly $21,600 $22,880 $22,880 $26,310 $31,200
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.99 $13.54 $15.99 $17.33 $18.06
          Yearly $27,020 $28,170 $33,260 $36,050 $37,570
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.26 $10.86 $12.28 $14.20 $15.85
          Yearly $21,340 $22,600 $25,550 $29,540 $32,970
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.62 $10.88 $11.35 $13.05 $14.43
          Yearly $22,100 $22,640 $23,600 $27,150 $30,010
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.66 $11.35 $12.51 $13.05 $16.00
          Yearly $22,180 $23,600 $26,030 $27,150 $33,280
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.13 $11.48 $12.18 $16.90 $18.05
          Yearly $23,140 $23,880 $25,320 $35,140 $37,540
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.04 $10.63 $10.73 $15.43 $17.13
          Yearly $20,890 $22,120 $22,320 $32,090 $35,630
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.66 $10.69 $11.35 $13.05 $16.53
          Yearly $22,180 $22,230 $23,600 $27,150 $34,380
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.21 $10.40 $11.01 $14.00 $15.85
          Yearly $21,230 $21,620 $22,900 $29,110 $32,960
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.27 $11.33 $12.36 $13.96 $17.46
          Yearly $23,440 $23,570 $25,720 $29,030 $36,320
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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