Home ›
Cooks, Short Order Salary by City
Cooks, Short Order Salary by City (2026)
244 metro areas · National average: $33,284 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Cooks, Short Order salaries across 244 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Kahului, HI $51,560
$48,970
$39,200
$65,540
Denver, CO $49,260
$44,090
$40,470
$63,170
Barnstable Town, MA $45,580
$46,830
$35,990
$57,220
Seattle, WA $45,360
$46,010
$37,600
$48,070
Phoenix, AZ $45,220
$48,700
$36,810
$48,700
San Francisco, CA $45,050
$44,270
$38,220
$51,530
Santa Rosa, CA $44,490
$43,570
$37,240
$52,820
Topeka, KS $43,880
$36,530
$23,960
$64,190
Pueblo, CO $43,710
$39,290
$29,990
$56,370
Anchorage, AK $43,150
$39,940
$39,940
$47,440
San Jose, CA $42,940
$42,310
$37,910
$48,620
Urban Honolulu, HI $42,890
$39,640
$32,280
$59,700
Spokane, WA $42,440
$42,480
$36,860
$46,230
Worcester, MA $42,380
$42,480
$31,200
$48,600
Colorado Springs, CO $41,820
$37,750
$29,990
$58,920
Napa, CA $41,820
$39,650
$36,920
$48,530
Wenatchee, WA $41,710
$43,740
$33,930
$47,050
Springfield, MA $41,680
$39,660
$32,060
$47,500
Los Angeles, CA $41,670
$39,010
$35,760
$49,320
Salt Lake City, UT $41,400
$37,030
$31,580
$53,690
Boston, MA $41,320
$43,610
$29,940
$52,000
Vallejo, CA $40,890
$37,890
$36,640
$48,460
Sacramento, CA $40,520
$37,890
$35,430
$46,070
Bellingham, WA $40,460
$38,550
$34,540
$47,920
Reno, NV $40,230
$40,300
$40,060
$42,770
Burlington, VT $40,190
$39,140
$31,640
$46,840
Bridgeport, CT $39,990
$39,510
$34,960
$46,210
Salinas, CA $39,670
$37,930
$35,820
$45,440
Naples, FL $39,610
$35,680
$35,050
$46,820
Portland, ME $39,540
$36,680
$33,240
$52,460
Hanford, CA $39,510
$37,900
$33,470
$49,090
San Luis Obispo, CA $39,290
$38,000
$33,280
$45,540
Santa Maria, CA $39,230
$37,600
$34,690
$44,770
Providence, RI $39,100
$38,070
$31,200
$47,330
Kingston, NY $39,050
$38,170
$31,200
$45,020
Chicago, IL $39,010
$37,190
$31,880
$48,260
Santa Cruz, CA $38,960
$36,900
$35,040
$45,460
Oxnard, CA $38,930
$37,650
$34,330
$47,620
Yakima, WA $38,780
$37,430
$34,080
$52,000
Rochester, NY $38,720
$39,400
$31,200
$44,160
Santa Fe, NM $38,700
$38,200
$31,950
$46,080
Albuquerque, NM $38,560
$38,130
$30,800
$43,680
New York, NY $38,490
$38,210
$31,950
$48,280
Modesto, CA $38,470
$35,940
$34,730
$44,590
North Port, FL $38,160
$35,120
$29,220
$51,200
Washington, DC $38,140
$38,340
$28,080
$47,500
Kiryas Joel, NY $38,090
$35,920
$31,200
$45,120
Yuba City, CA $38,060
$37,290
$33,280
$43,320
San Diego, CA $37,860
$35,620
$34,560
$45,080
Ithaca, NY $37,840
$37,560
$31,200
$45,330
Albany, NY $37,690
$37,170
$31,200
$45,150
Portland, OR $37,680
$37,600
$32,910
$43,100
Bakersfield, CA $37,580
$37,040
$33,280
$42,800
Fort Collins, CO $37,540
$36,580
$30,350
$59,990
Hartford, CT $37,440
$36,740
$33,130
$43,790
St. Louis, MO $37,370
$37,350
$30,610
$45,070
Chico, CA $37,290
$34,900
$33,280
$42,960
Riverside, CA $37,250
$35,860
$33,920
$43,450
Syracuse, NY $37,250
$35,360
$31,200
$45,030
Visalia, CA $37,250
$35,380
$33,280
$42,710
Redding, CA $37,230
$35,790
$33,280
$45,850
Trenton, NJ $37,200
$34,860
$32,670
$43,460
Lewiston, ME $37,060
$37,330
$31,710
$43,180
Muskegon, MI $36,950
$30,880
$29,290
$50,480
Stockton, CA $36,920
$35,140
$33,730
$43,530
Fresno, CA $36,890
$35,180
$33,280
$42,110
Tucson, AZ $36,880
$35,010
$30,840
$45,280
Glens Falls, NY $36,690
$33,910
$31,200
$42,600
Elmira, NY $36,540
$35,720
$31,200
$43,320
Grants Pass, OR $36,380
$35,940
$29,540
$41,190
Merced, CA $36,340
$34,200
$33,280
$42,660
Buffalo, NY $36,330
$33,280
$31,200
$44,900
Miami, FL $36,260
$35,620
$30,400
$43,560
Rockford, IL $36,230
$35,090
$29,400
$45,130
Las Vegas, NV $36,220
$38,970
$28,320
$41,730
Waterbury, CT $36,140
$36,220
$32,670
$43,170
Binghamton, NY $36,080
$34,160
$31,200
$42,940
Corvallis, OR $35,980
$35,050
$27,980
$43,640
Detroit, MI $35,960
$36,030
$27,240
$45,760
Lexington Park, MD $35,830
$35,230
$31,950
$36,530
Watertown, NY $35,460
$32,910
$31,200
$41,330
Utica, NY $35,440
$33,250
$31,200
$41,660
Norwich, CT $35,370
$33,760
$32,800
$38,340
Crestview, FL $35,360
$33,400
$31,250
$43,610
Baltimore, MD $35,340
$35,280
$33,760
$35,940
Bangor, ME $35,270
$33,520
$31,430
$42,600
Lexington, KY $35,210
$37,000
$23,390
$46,220
Port St. Lucie, FL $35,210
$33,880
$26,760
$41,060
Salem, OR $35,060
$35,590
$29,260
$40,790
Orlando, FL $35,050
$34,090
$29,410
$40,800
Traverse City, MI $34,980
$32,280
$23,550
$48,220
Eugene, OR $34,840
$35,190
$28,130
$39,210
Albany, OR $34,810
$33,970
$28,610
$39,890
Medford, OR $34,640
$34,590
$28,440
$39,640
Omaha, NE $34,590
$35,300
$26,240
$47,110
Atlantic City, NJ $34,470
$31,950
$31,470
$45,460
Palm Bay, FL $34,450
$33,700
$30,830
$40,280
Des Moines, IA $34,380
$33,670
$24,050
$45,820
Jacksonville, FL $34,310
$34,770
$24,960
$43,060
Cape Coral, FL $34,290
$33,460
$30,040
$38,700
Tampa, FL $34,220
$33,610
$28,580
$39,810
Kansas City, MO $34,150
$34,300
$26,780
$44,050
Grand Rapids, MI $34,060
$31,190
$24,080
$44,080
Bend, OR $33,900
$32,460
$29,540
$38,250
Sioux Falls, SD $33,790
$33,120
$28,150
$41,280
Charlottesville, VA $33,700
$35,130
$27,420
$39,890
Ames, IA $33,500
$34,880
$23,960
$45,300
Columbus, OH $33,500
$33,280
$24,500
$43,560
Sioux City, IA $33,460
$31,950
$25,540
$45,720
Deltona, FL $33,410
$32,400
$29,090
$37,850
Dubuque, IA $33,410
$32,520
$23,760
$40,630
Cincinnati, OH $33,380
$32,970
$23,960
$43,750
Blacksburg, VA $33,310
$29,950
$24,960
$43,760
Ogden, UT $33,310
$28,890
$26,870
$46,580
Iowa City, IA $33,290
$34,710
$28,350
$38,260
Gainesville, FL $33,220
$32,240
$30,140
$37,370
Hagerstown, MD $33,160
$32,280
$29,650
$41,600
Nashville, TN $33,030
$30,730
$23,080
$42,670
Baton Rouge, LA $32,900
$28,540
$21,690
$47,270
Pensacola, FL $32,890
$32,000
$26,140
$38,850
Davenport, IA $32,870
$32,280
$23,380
$40,110
Philadelphia, PA $32,760
$32,510
$18,210
$43,650
Minneapolis, MN $32,740
$31,200
$23,960
$45,830
Cedar Rapids, IA $32,510
$31,460
$25,940
$37,580
Lakeland, FL $32,330
$32,430
$29,120
$34,960
Midland, TX $32,320
$32,380
$26,640
$35,130
Oklahoma City, OK $32,290
$31,040
$27,340
$38,050
Rapid City, SD $32,290
$31,200
$27,240
$38,030
Durham, NC $32,240
$32,620
$24,910
$37,000
Richmond, VA $32,240
$31,240
$24,960
$38,830
Virginia Beach, VA $32,230
$30,270
$24,960
$43,000
Lincoln, NE $32,220
$30,450
$25,560
$37,440
Austin, TX $32,200
$30,970
$24,520
$38,190
Huntsville, AL $32,200
$28,940
$23,600
$52,800
Ann Arbor, MI $32,060
$29,480
$22,760
$43,300
Columbia, MO $31,960
$29,750
$27,810
$37,840
Muncie, IN $31,780
$35,770
$17,460
$38,330
New Orleans, LA $31,630
$27,950
$22,130
$48,220
Raleigh, NC $31,570
$31,200
$25,720
$37,980
Dallas, TX $31,540
$28,770
$25,640
$38,580
Tallahassee, FL $31,500
$30,490
$27,260
$34,640
Toledo, OH $31,470
$30,360
$26,740
$42,090
Indianapolis, IN $31,340
$30,700
$26,190
$35,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $31,340
$28,820
$21,300
$42,300
Waterloo, IA $31,340
$30,320
$25,500
$36,600
Charlotte, NC $31,220
$31,210
$26,000
$36,190
Houston, TX $31,190
$30,710
$22,520
$37,180
Panama City, FL $31,120
$31,250
$25,760
$36,750
Little Rock, AR $31,070
$29,200
$27,390
$40,740
San Antonio, TX $31,050
$30,500
$23,800
$36,560
Montgomery, AL $31,020
$25,470
$22,280
$49,860
Slidell, LA $30,940
$27,570
$21,610
$45,690
South Bend, IN $30,910
$30,470
$23,420
$38,240
Charleston, SC $30,850
$33,390
$21,780
$34,740
Terre Haute, IN $30,830
$29,690
$17,150
$38,970
Kenosha, WI $30,680
$27,360
$26,720
$43,570
Boise City, ID $30,650
$32,780
$22,970
$32,780
Lansing, MI $30,650
$29,180
$21,940
$44,180
Lafayette, LA $30,630
$28,680
$21,580
$44,010
Saginaw, MI $30,580
$27,580
$21,490
$42,880
Hammond, LA $30,550
$29,150
$21,400
$43,640
Grand Island, NE $30,520
$29,710
$24,960
$37,760
Williamsport, PA $30,440
$26,330
$16,000
$48,830
Canton, OH $30,420
$29,440
$22,470
$40,480
Killeen, TX $30,340
$32,130
$22,540
$36,670
Tulsa, OK $30,250
$31,320
$21,030
$38,240
Wilmington, NC $30,210
$30,790
$25,380
$35,360
La Crosse, WI $30,000
$27,210
$24,270
$42,600
Memphis, TN $29,890
$29,000
$21,770
$39,030
Winston, NC $29,780
$30,350
$25,300
$34,010
Greenville, SC $29,760
$28,340
$21,110
$39,030
Roanoke, VA $29,740
$26,250
$24,960
$37,030
Akron, OH $29,730
$30,050
$21,740
$37,260
Alexandria, LA $29,580
$23,810
$21,400
$43,650
Shreveport, LA $29,520
$24,960
$21,820
$44,530
Wichita, KS $29,520
$26,170
$23,400
$36,010
Daphne, AL $29,510
$25,770
$22,460
$45,450
Duluth, MN $29,440
$28,970
$22,570
$35,400
Myrtle Beach, SC $29,430
$28,070
$22,950
$38,940
Spartanburg, SC $29,370
$27,540
$24,010
$33,990
Kokomo, IN $29,360
$30,220
$18,710
$37,650
Weirton, WV $29,120
$28,170
$23,920
$34,960
Dayton, OH $29,100
$28,980
$21,740
$37,230
Youngstown, OH $29,080
$27,860
$21,740
$37,930
Wheeling, WV $29,030
$27,780
$21,740
$36,770
Birmingham, AL $29,010
$26,500
$23,280
$39,510
Johnson City, TN $28,980
$28,460
$22,850
$37,200
Wichita Falls, TX $28,970
$29,270
$25,340
$33,900
Elkhart, IN $28,700
$30,250
$18,680
$38,730
Morgantown, WV $28,700
$27,480
$24,420
$34,490
Green Bay, WI $28,680
$26,920
$24,010
$35,600
Milwaukee, WI $28,620
$27,300
$27,300
$35,120
Knoxville, TN $28,560
$28,580
$20,840
$38,390
Sandusky, OH $28,530
$26,740
$21,740
$39,600
Gulfport, MS $28,490
$28,740
$21,270
$35,780
Amarillo, TX $28,450
$28,340
$23,710
$33,720
Columbia, SC $28,430
$28,580
$23,190
$31,730
Jackson, MS $28,430
$28,490
$19,090
$36,930
Michigan City, IN $28,410
$30,730
$17,750
$37,380
Appleton, WI $28,320
$27,350
$23,860
$33,380
Tyler, TX $28,270
$28,250
$22,690
$34,790
Florence, AL $28,240
$24,270
$21,490
$48,080
Manchester, NH $28,190
$27,760
$22,100
$35,130
Mansfield, OH $28,190
$27,200
$21,740
$38,160
Wausau, WI $28,190
$28,100
$24,550
$33,000
Fort Wayne, IN $27,990
$29,340
$17,850
$36,390
Kingsport, TN $27,940
$28,190
$20,600
$34,200
Lafayette, IN $27,890
$28,630
$17,870
$36,590
Clarksville, TN $27,870
$28,550
$20,240
$37,630
Longview, TX $27,750
$28,100
$22,420
$34,540
Lubbock, TX $27,690
$28,060
$22,350
$33,900
Waco, TX $27,680
$27,160
$22,870
$32,980
Beckley, WV $27,630
$26,850
$21,950
$33,400
Bowling Green, KY $27,600
$25,630
$22,260
$36,730
Gainesville, GA $27,480
$26,620
$23,280
$34,430
Racine, WI $27,180
$27,110
$21,430
$31,720
Florence, SC $27,050
$26,810
$21,780
$30,620
Manhattan, KS $27,000
$25,850
$23,110
$34,240
Chattanooga, TN $26,990
$27,230
$18,990
$35,890
Athens, GA $26,980
$25,330
$18,220
$35,030
Auburn, AL $26,910
$25,030
$21,840
$35,730
Huntington, WV $26,820
$27,460
$21,720
$32,670
Savannah, GA $26,590
$23,780
$19,530
$34,850
Mobile, AL $26,490
$25,340
$23,840
$28,270
Morristown, TN $26,470
$28,290
$18,570
$29,630
Cleveland, OH $26,400
$21,740
$21,740
$35,350
Harrisburg, PA $26,290
$21,810
$16,870
$37,720
Lancaster, PA $26,230
$24,630
$16,830
$37,620
Reading, PA $26,070
$21,900
$16,940
$35,610
Brownsville, TX $26,000
$26,650
$19,320
$32,490
Abilene, TX $25,670
$26,900
$21,300
$32,430
Augusta, GA $25,490
$25,210
$18,620
$31,560
Monroe, LA $25,490
$21,540
$20,930
$38,740
Laredo, TX $25,440
$24,590
$21,270
$30,980
Hickory, NC $25,420
$24,990
$22,670
$32,550
Hattiesburg, MS $25,010
$26,170
$17,640
$29,940
McAllen, TX $24,990
$25,340
$20,690
$29,550
Allentown, PA $24,790
$22,330
$17,330
$36,780
Cleveland, TN $24,690
$22,970
$18,660
$32,760
York, PA $24,540
$25,650
$16,640
$31,190
Scranton, PA $24,050
$18,100
$16,360
$36,580
Erie, PA $22,900
$21,850
$15,720
$29,610
San Juan, PR $21,280
$20,210
$19,760
$22,260
Ponce, PR $20,170
$19,760
$19,760
$20,450
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
© 2026 SalaryGlobe