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Cooks, Restaurant Salary by State

Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.

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Cooks, Restaurant — median wage by state

  • Washington: $46,800, COL-adjusted $43,738
  • District of Columbia: $46,130, COL-adjusted $41,975
  • Massachusetts: $45,600, COL-adjusted $43,100
  • Hawaii: $45,420, COL-adjusted $41,291
  • Vermont: $45,390, COL-adjusted $46,316
  • Maine: $45,290, COL-adjusted $46,643
  • California: $44,880, COL-adjusted $40,542
  • New York: $43,680, COL-adjusted $40,482
  • Oregon: $43,100, COL-adjusted $41,683
  • Colorado: $41,600, COL-adjusted $40,349
  • New Hampshire: $40,200, COL-adjusted $38,580
  • Alaska: $40,140, COL-adjusted $39,199
  • Connecticut: $39,480, COL-adjusted $38,108
  • Arizona: $38,670, COL-adjusted $38,401
  • Nevada: $38,610, COL-adjusted $38,610
  • Minnesota: $38,590, COL-adjusted $39,138
  • New Jersey: $38,460, COL-adjusted $35,349
  • Montana: $38,060, COL-adjusted $40,233
  • Delaware: $37,840, COL-adjusted $37,916
  • Maryland: $37,820, COL-adjusted $36,019
  • Illinois: $37,580, COL-adjusted $37,580
  • Nebraska: $37,030, COL-adjusted $41,099
  • Florida: $37,020, COL-adjusted $35,803
  • Michigan: $36,980, COL-adjusted $38,441
  • Missouri: $36,940, COL-adjusted $40,683
  • Wyoming: $36,830, COL-adjusted $39,730
  • Virginia: $36,750, COL-adjusted $36,350
  • Pennsylvania: $36,580, COL-adjusted $37,480
  • Wisconsin: $36,550, COL-adjusted $38,842
  • Rhode Island: $36,510, COL-adjusted $35,689
  • Utah: $36,490, COL-adjusted $36,896
  • North Dakota: $36,470, COL-adjusted $40,978
  • Idaho: $36,440, COL-adjusted $38,157
  • Tennessee: $36,420, COL-adjusted $39,630
  • South Dakota: $36,220, COL-adjusted $40,880
  • Georgia: $35,940, COL-adjusted $37,321
  • South Carolina: $35,740, COL-adjusted $38,143
  • Iowa: $35,670, COL-adjusted $40,626
  • Ohio: $35,540, COL-adjusted $38,297
  • North Carolina: $35,400, COL-adjusted $37,540
  • Indiana: $35,170, COL-adjusted $37,696
  • Kansas: $35,130, COL-adjusted $38,990
  • New Mexico: $35,020, COL-adjusted $37,983
  • Texas: $34,760, COL-adjusted $35,798
  • Kentucky: $34,640, COL-adjusted $38,404
  • Alabama: $32,180, COL-adjusted $36,239
  • Oklahoma: $31,720, COL-adjusted $36,128
  • Arkansas: $30,180, COL-adjusted $34,730
  • West Virginia: $29,590, COL-adjusted $33,061
  • Mississippi: $29,560, COL-adjusted $33,977
  • Louisiana: $29,050, COL-adjusted $32,937

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