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Cooks, Restaurant Salary by City (2026)

392 metro areas · National average: $35,363 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Cooks, Restaurant salaries across 392 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Kahului, HI $53,460
San Jose, CA $50,190
San Francisco, CA $47,580
Seattle, WA $47,150
Napa, CA $47,070
Portland, ME $46,280
Santa Rosa, CA $45,730
Boston, MA $45,720
Burlington, VT $45,410
Barnstable Town, MA $44,760
Salinas, CA $44,600
Urban Honolulu, HI $44,310
Los Angeles, CA $44,270
San Diego, CA $43,990
Vallejo, CA $43,720
Bremerton, WA $43,420
Sacramento, CA $43,420
Denver, CO $43,320
Mount Vernon, WA $43,310
New York, NY $43,310
Santa Cruz, CA $43,040
Worcester, MA $42,910
Santa Maria, CA $42,890
Boulder, CO $42,860
Lewiston, ME $42,680
Wenatchee, WA $42,430
Amherst Town, MA $42,420
Bellingham, WA $42,390
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,340
Washington, DC $42,280
Kennewick, WA $42,260
Springfield, MA $42,140
Olympia, WA $42,120
Pittsfield, MA $41,870
Portland, OR $41,870
Minneapolis, MN $41,830
Bridgeport, CT $41,740
Kiryas Joel, NY $41,730
Atlantic City, NJ $41,650
Bozeman, MT $41,600
Oxnard, CA $41,560
Providence, RI $41,550
Naples, FL $41,350
Modesto, CA $41,310
Bangor, ME $41,200
Kingston, NY $41,120
Bend, OR $41,100
Riverside, CA $41,040
Stockton, CA $40,930
Anchorage, AK $40,920
Las Vegas, NV $40,750
El Centro, CA $40,680
Phoenix, AZ $40,680
Longview, WA $40,640
Yakima, WA $40,480
Spokane, WA $40,450
Yuba City, CA $40,440
Albany, NY $40,340
Fairbanks, AK $40,290
Walla Walla, WA $40,190
Buffalo, NY $39,990
Fort Collins, CO $39,970
Glens Falls, NY $39,930
Redding, CA $39,870
Hanford, CA $39,860
Chico, CA $39,790
New Haven, CT $39,790
Utica, NY $39,770
Hartford, CT $39,720
Merced, CA $39,700
Norwich, CT $39,630
Visalia, CA $39,600
Trenton, NJ $39,540
Bakersfield, CA $39,500
Ithaca, NY $39,400
Fresno, CA $39,360
Salem, OR $39,330
Syracuse, NY $39,210
Waterbury, CT $39,090
Colorado Springs, CO $39,050
Vineland, NJ $38,980
Madison, WI $38,900
Rochester, MN $38,850
Chicago, IL $38,810
Grants Pass, OR $38,720
Milwaukee, WI $38,700
Manchester, NH $38,690
Flagstaff, AZ $38,550
Prescott Valley, AZ $38,500
Salt Lake City, UT $38,490
Missoula, MT $38,370
Rochester, NY $38,340
Baltimore, MD $38,230
Nashville, TN $38,160
Greeley, CO $38,110
Medford, OR $38,070
Eugene, OR $38,010
Reno, NV $38,000
Battle Creek, MI $37,970
Orlando, FL $37,970
North Port, FL $37,920
Binghamton, NY $37,900
Carson City, NV $37,880
Ann Arbor, MI $37,790
Watertown, NY $37,670
Charlottesville, VA $37,640
Billings, MT $37,620
Kansas City, MO $37,590
St. Louis, MO $37,590
Detroit, MI $37,560
Omaha, NE $37,510
Elmira, NY $37,490
Santa Fe, NM $37,390
Albany, OR $37,380
Kenosha, WI $37,360
Pueblo, CO $37,270
Lexington Park, MD $37,230
Cape Coral, FL $37,180
Ames, IA $37,130
Corvallis, OR $37,110
Philadelphia, PA $37,110
Lincoln, NE $37,050
Helena, MT $37,010
Grand Junction, CO $36,990
Des Moines, IA $36,920
Mankato, MN $36,920
Appleton, WI $36,860
Tucson, AZ $36,850
Green Bay, WI $36,840
Crestview, FL $36,800
Punta Gorda, FL $36,730
Charlotte, NC $36,700
Grand Rapids, MI $36,700
Hilton Head Island, SC $36,580
Provo, UT $36,570
St. Cloud, MN $36,550
Richmond, VA $36,530
La Crosse, WI $36,510
Great Falls, MT $36,500
Duluth, MN $36,490
Wausau, WI $36,480
Ogden, UT $36,400
Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,370
Charleston, SC $36,340
Tampa, FL $36,340
Traverse City, MI $36,320
Durham, NC $36,290
Sioux Falls, SD $36,260
Oshkosh, WI $36,250
Fargo, ND $36,220
Palm Bay, FL $36,210
Austin, TX $36,200
Sheboygan, WI $36,140
Sebastian, FL $36,020
Cheyenne, WY $35,990
Miami, FL $35,990
Wildwood, FL $35,970
Allentown, PA $35,920
Cleveland, OH $35,860
Sioux City, IA $35,850
Janesville, WI $35,770
Dubuque, IA $35,720
Virginia Beach, VA $35,670
Grand Forks, ND $35,660
Oklahoma City, OK $35,650
Raleigh, NC $35,640
Asheville, NC $35,590
Bismarck, ND $35,590
Minot, ND $35,560
Dallas, TX $35,550
Racine, WI $35,530
Yuma, AZ $35,530
Rockford, IL $35,520
Niles, MI $35,510
Harrisonburg, VA $35,490
Iowa City, IA $35,490
Casper, WY $35,460
Salisbury, MD $35,440
Eau Claire, WI $35,390
Lansing, MI $35,360
Springfield, IL $35,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,340
Kalamazoo, MI $35,340
Grand Island, NE $35,310
Indianapolis, IN $35,280
Fond du Lac, WI $35,250
Rapid City, SD $35,230
Gainesville, FL $35,190
Pinehurst, NC $35,170
Deltona, FL $35,160
Bloomington, IL $35,120
Jacksonville, FL $35,120
Lewiston, ID $35,100
Midland, MI $35,080
Champaign, IL $35,060
Decatur, IL $35,030
Harrisburg, PA $35,010
Monroe, MI $35,010
Columbus, OH $34,970
Peoria, IL $34,970
Logan, UT $34,960
Flint, MI $34,850
Kankakee, IL $34,840
Staunton, VA $34,830
Cedar Rapids, IA $34,820
Pensacola, FL $34,790
Jackson, MI $34,770
Lakeland, FL $34,750
Lancaster, PA $34,730
Panama City, FL $34,710
Atlanta, GA $34,650
Winchester, VA $34,650
Sierra Vista, AZ $34,600
Spartanburg, SC $34,580
Midland, TX $34,570
Albuquerque, NM $34,560
Ocala, FL $34,530
Davenport, IA $34,480
Columbia, SC $34,460
Dover, DE $34,400
Saginaw, MI $34,390
Waterloo, IA $34,390
St. George, UT $34,370
State College, PA $34,360
Boise City, ID $34,320
Greenville, SC $34,320
Wilmington, NC $34,320
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $34,240
Dayton, OH $34,140
Lynchburg, VA $34,030
Blacksburg, VA $34,010
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,980
Chattanooga, TN $33,960
Lebanon, PA $33,930
Muskegon, MI $33,930
Savannah, GA $33,900
Knoxville, TN $33,850
Reading, PA $33,820
South Bend, IN $33,720
Elkhart, IN $33,700
Memphis, TN $33,700
Tulsa, OK $33,690
Greensboro, NC $33,670
Myrtle Beach, SC $33,590
Sebring, FL $33,570
Roanoke, VA $33,490
St. Joseph, MO $33,490
Hagerstown, MD $33,480
York, PA $33,420
Gainesville, GA $33,390
Huntsville, AL $33,380
Jackson, TN $33,360
Tallahassee, FL $33,340
Kokomo, IN $33,310
Columbia, MO $33,290
Hickory, NC $33,260
Houston, TX $33,260
Sandusky, OH $33,250
Bloomington, IN $33,220
Kingsport, TN $33,180
Cincinnati, OH $33,110
Gettysburg, PA $33,080
Odessa, TX $33,070
Fort Wayne, IN $33,060
Winston, NC $33,050
Springfield, MO $33,040
Fayetteville, AR $33,000
Lexington, KY $32,980
Burlington, NC $32,950
Michigan City, IN $32,950
San Antonio, TX $32,930
Akron, OH $32,840
Scranton, PA $32,780
Pittsburgh, PA $32,770
Idaho Falls, ID $32,760
Lawrence, KS $32,690
Bay City, MI $32,640
Birmingham, AL $32,610
Farmington, NM $32,610
Florence, SC $32,580
Greenville, NC $32,550
Wichita, KS $32,520
Morristown, TN $32,500
Canton, OH $32,440
Toledo, OH $32,440
Evansville, IN $32,430
Lafayette, IN $32,420
Topeka, KS $32,380
Daphne, AL $32,330
Springfield, OH $32,280
Chambersburg, PA $32,260
Sherman, TX $32,230
Brunswick, GA $32,220
Cape Girardeau, MO $32,220
Jefferson City, MO $32,210
Twin Falls, ID $32,120
New Orleans, LA $32,080
Cleveland, TN $32,050
Johnson City, TN $31,990
Baton Rouge, LA $31,970
Muncie, IN $31,970
Athens, GA $31,950
Lima, OH $31,850
Warner Robins, GA $31,840
Joplin, MO $31,790
Decatur, AL $31,760
Las Cruces, NM $31,760
Beaumont, TX $31,720
Little Rock, AR $31,700
Tuscaloosa, AL $31,690
Fayetteville, NC $31,580
Williamsport, PA $31,480
Manhattan, KS $31,450
Mobile, AL $31,440
Goldsboro, NC $31,410
Augusta, GA $31,380
Jonesboro, AR $31,370
Clarksville, TN $31,360
Rocky Mount, NC $31,350
Macon, GA $31,330
Montgomery, AL $31,330
Bowling Green, KY $31,290
Columbus, IN $31,280
Terre Haute, IN $31,280
Rome, GA $31,240
Corpus Christi, TX $31,230
Paducah, KY $31,200
Altoona, PA $31,190
Erie, PA $31,160
Sumter, SC $31,120
Eagle Pass, TX $31,080
Pocatello, ID $31,030
Amarillo, TX $31,010
Mansfield, OH $31,010
Waco, TX $31,010
College Station, TX $30,960
Tyler, TX $30,950
Youngstown, OH $30,900
Gulfport, MS $30,880
Owensboro, KY $30,800
Jacksonville, NC $30,610
Enid, OK $30,580
Dothan, AL $30,560
Elizabethtown, KY $30,470
Abilene, TX $30,460
Lubbock, TX $30,400
Auburn, AL $30,370
Johnstown, PA $30,230
Albany, GA $30,140
Columbus, GA $30,120
Dalton, GA $30,040
San Angelo, TX $29,990
Killeen, TX $29,960
Hot Springs, AR $29,930
Morgantown, WV $29,930
Anniston, AL $29,920
Lake Charles, LA $29,900
Wheeling, WV $29,890
Lawton, OK $29,880
Weirton, WV $29,880
Victoria, TX $29,830
Wichita Falls, TX $29,770
Florence, AL $29,760
Longview, TX $29,740
Slidell, LA $29,680
Jackson, MS $29,620
Texarkana, TX $29,510
Fort Smith, AR $29,390
El Paso, TX $29,380
Charleston, WV $29,310
Huntington, WV $29,210
Valdosta, GA $28,970
Shreveport, LA $28,960
Parkersburg, WV $28,260
McAllen, TX $28,230
Gadsden, AL $28,160
Hattiesburg, MS $28,150
Houma, LA $28,100
Lafayette, LA $27,960
Beckley, WV $27,940
Alexandria, LA $27,910
Hammond, LA $27,540
Brownsville, TX $27,520
Monroe, LA $27,240
Laredo, TX $27,150
San Juan, PR $26,210
Guayama, PR $25,130
Ponce, PR $24,490
Arecibo, PR $24,430
Aguadilla, PR $23,920
Mayaguez, PR $23,790