Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in UNITED STATES


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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
          Utah Hourly $10.49 $16.48 $18.27 $21.62 $23.76
          Yearly $21,820 $34,280 $38,010 $44,970 $49,410
          South Carolina Hourly $10.90 $12.16 $14.25 $16.00 $16.58
          Yearly $22,670 $25,280 $29,640 $33,280 $34,480
          Kansas Hourly $11.59 $12.76 $13.17 $13.58 $17.58
          Yearly $24,110 $26,530 $27,400 $28,250 $36,570
          Florida Hourly $15.12 $15.99 $16.46 $16.93 $17.92
          Yearly $31,450 $33,260 $34,240 $35,210 $37,260
          Tennessee Hourly $11.00 $12.88 $14.52 $17.48 $18.86
          Yearly $22,880 $26,780 $30,210 $36,350 $39,240
          Puerto Rico Hourly $10.50 $10.51 $10.82 $10.91 $11.23
          Yearly $21,840 $21,850 $22,500 $22,690 $23,350
          Louisiana Hourly $9.47 $10.09 $12.63 $17.03 $19.49
          Yearly $19,690 $20,990 $26,260 $35,420 $40,530
          Maine Hourly $15.46 $16.44 $17.00 $18.12 $20.00
          Yearly $32,150 $34,190 $35,360 $37,680 $41,600
          New York Hourly $15.50 $16.28 $17.09 $20.58 $22.38
          Yearly $32,240 $33,870 $35,550 $42,800 $46,550
          Pennsylvania Hourly $8.24 $8.24 $9.57 $15.08 $19.45
          Yearly $17,150 $17,150 $19,910 $31,360 $40,460
          Texas Hourly $10.51 $11.13 $12.18 $14.94 $17.46
          Yearly $21,850 $23,140 $25,320 $31,070 $36,320
          Minnesota Hourly $11.13 $11.90 $15.46 $18.80 $21.37
          Yearly $23,150 $24,750 $32,150 $39,090 $44,460
          Connecticut Hourly $16.64 $19.22 $20.41 $21.83 $22.14
          Yearly $34,610 $39,970 $42,450 $45,400 $46,040
          West Virginia Hourly $9.67 $11.72 $13.19 $15.09 $17.41
          Yearly $20,120 $24,380 $27,440 $31,380 $36,210
          Vermont Hourly $16.82 $17.35 $18.67 $22.27 $22.96
          Yearly $34,990 $36,080 $38,830 $46,320 $47,760
          Indiana Hourly $9.98 $10.31 $10.55 $15.02 $17.43
          Yearly $20,760 $21,440 $21,940 $31,240 $36,260
          Missouri Hourly $14.33 $15.46 $18.50 $18.51 $22.33
          Yearly $29,810 $32,150 $38,490 $38,490 $46,440
          Iowa Hourly $12.00 $14.83 $16.39 $18.12 $22.43
          Yearly $24,960 $30,840 $34,090 $37,690 $46,650
          Alabama Hourly $9.86 $10.20 $10.74 $13.85 $15.01
          Yearly $20,500 $21,220 $22,330 $28,800 $31,220
          Massachusetts Hourly $15.65 $16.17 $21.29 $24.37 $25.86
          Yearly $32,550 $33,620 $44,290 $50,690 $53,780
          South Dakota Hourly $13.44 $14.23 $15.57 $17.67 $22.33
          Yearly $27,950 $29,590 $32,380 $36,750 $46,440
          Arkansas Hourly $12.50 $13.44 $14.67 $16.47 $17.86
          Yearly $26,000 $27,940 $30,510 $34,260 $37,140
          New Mexico Hourly $14.06 $15.93 $17.86 $18.89 $21.64
          Yearly $29,240 $33,130 $37,150 $39,290 $45,010
          Guam Hourly $10.75 $11.10 $11.10 $12.07 $13.66
          Yearly $22,360 $23,080 $23,080 $25,100 $28,400
          Oklahoma Hourly $12.16 $14.83 $16.89 $17.31 $17.44
          Yearly $25,290 $30,840 $35,130 $36,010 $36,270
          New Jersey Hourly $16.13 $17.48 $19.58 $22.55 $24.73
          Yearly $33,540 $36,360 $40,720 $46,900 $51,440
          Georgia Hourly $10.30 $10.30 $12.92 $17.99 $19.71
          Yearly $21,430 $21,430 $26,870 $37,430 $41,010
          Rhode Island Hourly $15.36 $20.12 $22.24 $22.45 $23.04
          Yearly $31,940 $41,850 $46,250 $46,700 $47,920
          Idaho Hourly $11.12 $13.01 $19.28 $21.94 $29.42
          Yearly $23,130 $27,060 $40,090 $45,640 $61,190
          Alaska Hourly $16.74 $18.10 $18.16 $19.82 $22.88
          Yearly $34,830 $37,650 $37,780 $41,230 $47,600
          Kentucky Hourly $10.99 $12.71 $15.31 $18.77 $21.58
          Yearly $22,860 $26,430 $31,840 $39,040 $44,880
          Virginia Hourly $12.41 $13.38 $15.00 $17.49 $20.44
          Yearly $25,810 $27,830 $31,200 $36,380 $42,520
          Oregon Hourly $14.47 $17.05 $18.54 $19.35 $26.38
          Yearly $30,090 $35,470 $38,550 $40,250 $54,870
          Michigan Hourly $12.86 $14.57 $16.59 $17.52 $20.76
          Yearly $26,750 $30,300 $34,510 $36,450 $43,180
          Ohio Hourly $10.70 $11.51 $14.08 $16.49 $18.57
          Yearly $22,260 $23,930 $29,290 $34,290 $38,620
          District of Columbia Hourly $19.06 $19.06 $20.41 $20.47 $22.62
          Yearly $39,650 $39,650 $42,450 $42,570 $47,060
          Illinois Hourly $15.00 $16.68 $18.00 $18.41 $22.09
          Yearly $31,200 $34,700 $37,440 $38,280 $45,950
          New Hampshire Hourly $11.61 $13.85 $15.54 $17.66 $23.57
          Yearly $24,140 $28,820 $32,330 $36,730 $49,020
          Mississippi Hourly $9.23 $10.71 $13.55 $14.69 $16.95
          Yearly $19,200 $22,290 $28,180 $30,560 $35,250
          North Carolina Hourly $11.23 $13.46 $15.04 $16.69 $18.37
          Yearly $23,350 $27,990 $31,290 $34,700 $38,210
          Hawaii Hourly $17.71 $18.56 $20.73 $22.41 $29.64
          Yearly $36,840 $38,600 $43,110 $46,620 $61,640
          Delaware Hourly $15.89 $17.30 $18.51 $20.58 $20.58
          Yearly $33,040 $35,980 $38,500 $42,810 $42,810
          Nevada Hourly $13.00 $13.98 $18.16 $19.44 $19.96
          Yearly $27,040 $29,070 $37,780 $40,430 $41,530
          Washington Hourly $16.66 $17.31 $20.56 $24.46 $26.76
          Yearly $34,650 $36,000 $42,760 $50,870 $55,660
          Montana Hourly $14.37 $15.65 $15.98 $16.21 $17.46
          Yearly $29,890 $32,560 $33,240 $33,710 $36,310
          Maryland Hourly $15.31 $17.35 $17.69 $20.68 $21.42
          Yearly $31,840 $36,090 $36,800 $43,010 $44,540
          California Hourly $17.25 $18.39 $20.64 $21.64 $22.67
          Yearly $35,880 $38,250 $42,930 $45,020 $47,150
          Colorado Hourly $15.40 $16.93 $20.41 $22.00 $31.17
          Yearly $32,030 $35,220 $42,450 $45,760 $64,840
          Arizona Hourly $15.29 $17.35 $22.42 $24.12 $24.13
          Yearly $31,790 $36,080 $46,630 $50,180 $50,180
          Wisconsin Hourly $10.84 $13.19 $13.52 $15.67 $18.79
          Yearly $22,550 $27,440 $28,130 $32,590 $39,080
          Nebraska Hourly $13.50 $13.50 $14.68 $17.35 $19.92
          Yearly $28,080 $28,080 $30,530 $36,080 $41,430
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          U.S. Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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