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Cooks, All Other Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Cooks, All Others in the United States earn a median salary of $36,210/year ($17.41/hr). Salaries range from $26,430 to $49,600 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$26K
10th percentile
$31K
25th percentile
$36K
Median
$42K
75th percentile
$50K
90th percentile

Cooks, All Other salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Massachusetts$67K$32.28/hr240
Washington$54K$26.18/hr110
Nevada$50K$23.85/hr350
Illinois$47K$22.64/hr170
New Jersey$44K$21.39/hr590
Alaska$43K$20.63/hr40
Indiana$42K$20.33/hr80
Kentucky$42K$20.31/hr90
New York$42K$20.3/hr1,260
Idaho$42K$20.12/hr-

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$57K50
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$54K40
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$52K30
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$50K270
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49K100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47K-
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45K440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44K-
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$44K300
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43K40
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