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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary by City (2024)

393 metro areas · National average: $36,488 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salaries across 393 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Kahului, HI $55,940
Seattle, WA $52,380
San Jose, CA $52,270
San Francisco, CA $51,710
New Haven, CT $50,580
Napa, CA $50,190
Mount Vernon, WA $50,020
Fairbanks, AK $49,490
Barnstable Town, MA $48,890
Olympia, WA $48,850
Bremerton, WA $48,740
Urban Honolulu, HI $48,600
Vallejo, CA $48,130
Bellingham, WA $48,030
Boston, MA $47,990
Santa Cruz, CA $47,960
Santa Maria, CA $47,900
Hanford, CA $47,810
Bridgeport, CT $47,800
New York, NY $47,500
Salinas, CA $47,490
Anchorage, AK $47,070
Hartford, CT $46,700
Santa Rosa, CA $46,700
San Diego, CA $46,160
Los Angeles, CA $46,100
Riverside, CA $46,000
Worcester, MA $45,940
Boulder, CO $45,870
Yakima, WA $45,830
San Luis Obispo, CA $45,780
Pittsfield, MA $45,740
Walla Walla, WA $45,630
Sacramento, CA $45,590
Portland, OR $45,520
Kennewick, WA $45,440
Oxnard, CA $45,410
Spokane, WA $45,330
Salem, OR $45,250
Modesto, CA $45,180
Kiryas Joel, NY $45,110
Longview, WA $45,110
Wenatchee, WA $44,770
Providence, RI $44,720
Bend, OR $44,170
Amherst Town, MA $44,100
Burlington, VT $44,090
Ithaca, NY $43,960
Merced, CA $43,810
Trenton, NJ $43,730
Minneapolis, MN $43,690
El Centro, CA $43,600
Redding, CA $43,430
Portland, ME $43,350
Visalia, CA $43,250
Denver, CO $43,220
Washington, DC $43,140
Grants Pass, OR $43,040
Vineland, NJ $43,040
Waterbury, CT $43,030
Fresno, CA $42,950
Kingston, NY $42,890
Stockton, CA $42,860
Manchester, NH $42,830
Bakersfield, CA $42,660
Springfield, MA $42,600
Albany, NY $42,580
Chico, CA $42,550
Naples, FL $42,370
Eugene, OR $42,190
Medford, OR $42,060
Norwich, CT $42,050
Phoenix, AZ $41,980
Fort Collins, CO $41,870
Flagstaff, AZ $41,810
Bangor, ME $41,780
Syracuse, NY $41,650
Binghamton, NY $41,450
Lewiston, ME $41,440
St. Cloud, MN $41,430
Madison, WI $41,400
Atlantic City, NJ $41,360
Buffalo, NY $41,280
Yuba City, CA $41,200
Rochester, MN $41,170
Albany, OR $41,150
Mankato, MN $41,150
Minot, ND $41,100
Fargo, ND $40,990
Rochester, NY $40,970
Reno, NV $40,840
Baltimore, MD $40,710
Ann Arbor, MI $40,490
Colorado Springs, CO $40,450
Elmira, NY $40,270
Las Vegas, NV $40,170
Utica, NY $40,110
Prescott Valley, AZ $40,100
Glens Falls, NY $40,070
Philadelphia, PA $40,030
Lexington Park, MD $40,020
Salt Lake City, UT $40,020
Oshkosh, WI $39,990
Watertown, NY $39,970
Dover, DE $39,840
Bismarck, ND $39,820
Chicago, IL $39,780
Duluth, MN $39,750
Grand Forks, ND $39,610
Champaign, IL $39,570
Traverse City, MI $39,460
Corvallis, OR $39,330
Greeley, CO $39,310
Milwaukee, WI $39,280
Tucson, AZ $39,200
Racine, WI $39,160
Virginia Beach, VA $39,120
Bozeman, MT $38,970
Grand Junction, CO $38,850
Janesville, WI $38,790
Kenosha, WI $38,650
Fond du Lac, WI $38,620
Ogden, UT $38,590
Allentown, PA $38,490
Green Bay, WI $38,420
State College, PA $38,330
Salisbury, MD $38,300
Wausau, WI $38,240
Bloomington, IL $38,190
Columbus, OH $38,130
Durham, NC $38,130
Eau Claire, WI $38,130
La Crosse, WI $38,100
Billings, MT $38,000
Orlando, FL $37,970
Pueblo, CO $37,910
Santa Fe, NM $37,900
Sebastian, FL $37,870
Crestview, FL $37,760
Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,760
Jacksonville, FL $37,720
Lincoln, NE $37,640
Appleton, WI $37,620
Charlottesville, VA $37,600
Helena, MT $37,240
Miami, FL $37,240
Gainesville, GA $37,140
Grand Rapids, MI $37,130
Lewiston, ID $37,130
Lancaster, PA $37,110
Atlanta, GA $37,100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $37,060
South Bend, IN $37,060
Missoula, MT $37,030
Logan, UT $36,990
Dayton, OH $36,950
Harrisonburg, VA $36,870
Lakeland, FL $36,840
Lexington, KY $36,800
North Port, FL $36,800
Hilton Head Island, SC $36,790
Jackson, MI $36,750
St. George, UT $36,750
Omaha, NE $36,680
Punta Gorda, FL $36,670
Richmond, VA $36,660
York, PA $36,640
Lebanon, PA $36,570
Pittsburgh, PA $36,560
Harrisburg, PA $36,550
Cleveland, OH $36,520
Decatur, IL $36,460
Battle Creek, MI $36,420
Carson City, NV $36,420
Great Falls, MT $36,390
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,360
Reading, PA $36,340
Springfield, IL $36,290
Akron, OH $36,280
Detroit, MI $36,240
Austin, TX $36,200
Sierra Vista, AZ $36,170
Brunswick, GA $36,120
Gainesville, FL $36,110
Sheboygan, WI $36,070
Sebring, FL $36,000
Sioux Falls, SD $35,990
Rapid City, SD $35,970
Cincinnati, OH $35,930
Midland, TX $35,860
Gettysburg, PA $35,850
Peoria, IL $35,850
Provo, UT $35,810
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,790
Lansing, MI $35,790
Nashville, TN $35,790
Kankakee, IL $35,780
Indianapolis, IN $35,750
Winchester, VA $35,730
Albuquerque, NM $35,720
Asheville, NC $35,600
Dallas, TX $35,600
Tampa, FL $35,590
Toledo, OH $35,580
Springfield, OH $35,570
St. Louis, MO $35,540
Chambersburg, PA $35,460
Scranton, PA $35,450
Charleston, SC $35,430
Palm Bay, FL $35,350
Monroe, MI $35,310
Niles, MI $35,270
Grand Island, NE $35,220
Kokomo, IN $35,220
Cape Coral, FL $35,210
Cheyenne, WY $35,210
Charlotte, NC $35,190
Lafayette, IN $35,190
Williamsport, PA $35,190
Yuma, AZ $35,150
Pinehurst, NC $35,110
Saginaw, MI $35,060
Ames, IA $35,040
Kalamazoo, MI $35,020
Kansas City, MO $35,020
Lawrence, KS $35,010
Blacksburg, VA $34,970
Casper, WY $34,970
Midland, MI $34,930
Boise City, ID $34,800
Erie, PA $34,800
Iowa City, IA $34,750
Sandusky, OH $34,750
Des Moines, IA $34,700
Fort Wayne, IN $34,700
Muskegon, MI $34,670
Raleigh, NC $34,670
Mansfield, OH $34,650
Homosassa Springs, FL $34,640
Cedar Rapids, IA $34,610
Winston, NC $34,600
Deltona, FL $34,590
Burlington, NC $34,580
Hagerstown, MD $34,550
Canton, OH $34,490
Bloomington, IN $34,430
Michigan City, IN $34,390
Tallahassee, FL $34,380
Dubuque, IA $34,330
Lima, OH $34,290
Muncie, IN $34,250
Columbia, SC $34,230
Wildwood, FL $34,230
Pensacola, FL $34,210
Rockford, IL $34,140
Altoona, PA $34,120
Davenport, IA $34,060
Houston, TX $34,050
Roanoke, VA $34,050
Panama City, FL $34,000
Youngstown, OH $34,000
Savannah, GA $33,880
Fayetteville, NC $33,870
Fayetteville, AR $33,850
Greensboro, NC $33,840
Chattanooga, TN $33,720
Sherman, TX $33,690
Sioux City, IA $33,690
Greenville, NC $33,680
Columbus, IN $33,660
Elkhart, IN $33,590
Waterloo, IA $33,570
Staunton, VA $33,540
Jacksonville, NC $33,490
Bay City, MI $33,390
Goldsboro, NC $33,310
Columbia, MO $33,300
Evansville, IN $33,280
Hickory, NC $33,270
Wilmington, NC $33,260
Paducah, KY $33,250
Augusta, GA $33,240
Kingsport, TN $33,210
Lawton, OK $33,120
San Antonio, TX $33,060
Las Cruces, NM $32,960
Myrtle Beach, SC $32,960
Springfield, MO $32,820
Topeka, KS $32,760
Jackson, TN $32,740
Lynchburg, VA $32,660
Memphis, TN $32,640
Farmington, NM $32,580
College Station, TX $32,560
St. Joseph, MO $32,540
Morgantown, WV $32,460
Wichita Falls, TX $32,440
Johnstown, PA $32,430
Twin Falls, ID $32,430
Flint, MI $32,420
Ocala, FL $32,360
Idaho Falls, ID $32,240
Greenville, SC $32,210
Pocatello, ID $32,200
Knoxville, TN $32,190
Hinesville, GA $32,160
Manhattan, KS $32,160
Cape Girardeau, MO $31,990
Joplin, MO $31,950
Waco, TX $31,840
Amarillo, TX $31,830
Little Rock, AR $31,720
Macon, GA $31,690
San Angelo, TX $31,680
Athens, GA $31,670
Jefferson City, MO $31,600
Wichita, KS $31,530
Terre Haute, IN $31,500
Spartanburg, SC $31,490
Rome, GA $31,480
Lubbock, TX $31,320
Dalton, GA $31,240
Corpus Christi, TX $31,110
Bowling Green, KY $30,960
Clarksville, TN $30,960
Elizabethtown, KY $30,960
Jonesboro, AR $30,850
Johnson City, TN $30,790
Warner Robins, GA $30,760
Rocky Mount, NC $30,730
Weirton, WV $30,680
Wheeling, WV $30,620
Huntington, WV $30,490
Columbus, GA $30,480
Beaumont, TX $30,420
Tyler, TX $30,370
Cleveland, TN $30,260
Abilene, TX $30,250
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,250
Oklahoma City, OK $30,150
Tulsa, OK $30,120
Lake Charles, LA $30,110
Owensboro, KY $30,110
Morristown, TN $30,040
McAllen, TX $30,020
Gulfport, MS $29,910
Beckley, WV $29,880
Killeen, TX $29,780
Victoria, TX $29,750
Valdosta, GA $29,690
Alexandria, LA $29,670
Hammond, LA $29,600
Charleston, WV $29,570
Parkersburg, WV $29,570
Florence, SC $29,480
Albany, GA $29,410
Hot Springs, AR $29,340
Longview, TX $29,310
Slidell, LA $29,220
New Orleans, LA $29,190
Fort Smith, AR $29,090
Huntsville, AL $28,530
Auburn, AL $28,320
Shreveport, LA $28,170
Texarkana, TX $28,160
Jackson, MS $28,110
Lafayette, LA $28,060
Daphne, AL $28,040
Birmingham, AL $27,930
Baton Rouge, LA $27,860
Odessa, TX $27,810
Brownsville, TX $27,740
Enid, OK $27,470
Houma, LA $27,300
Ponce, PR $27,130
El Paso, TX $27,070
Mobile, AL $26,980
Dothan, AL $26,930
Hattiesburg, MS $26,780
Eagle Pass, TX $26,700
Anniston, AL $26,510
San Juan, PR $26,440
Florence, AL $26,400
Sumter, SC $26,380
Laredo, TX $25,990
Aguadilla, PR $25,920
Arecibo, PR $25,740
Mayaguez, PR $25,610
Decatur, AL $25,600
Guayama, PR $25,230
Montgomery, AL $25,210
Monroe, LA $24,350
Gadsden, AL $24,000