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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salaries across 51 states

$38,684
National Average (Median)
$49,670
Highest: Washington
$25,490
Lowest: Louisiana

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary by State

Compare Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$25,490
$49,670

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $27,120 AK $48,580 AZ $39,660 AR $30,240 CA $46,390 CO $42,500 CT $46,120 DE $44,080 DC $45,450 FL $36,250 GA $35,090 HI $47,770 ID $35,600 IL $37,440 IN $35,980 IA $35,810 KS $31,950 KY $31,550 LA $25,490 ME $43,490 MD $41,380 MA $47,790 MI $36,870 MN $43,460 MS $27,390 MO $34,900 MT $37,150 NE $36,390 NV $39,430 NH $45,370 NJ $44,520 NM $36,470 NY $45,880 NC $36,140 ND $39,490 OH $36,720 OK $29,270 OR $44,520 PA $36,540 RI $46,570 SC $34,960 SD $36,730 TN $35,570 TX $35,360 UT $38,200 VT $46,370 VA $37,890 WA $49,670 WV $29,740 WI $38,650 WY $36,940

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$49,670
#2
Alaska
$48,580
#3
Massachusetts
$47,790
#4
Hawaii
$47,770
#5
Rhode Island
$46,570

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $49,670 $51,290 9,780
2 Alaska $48,580 $49,410 1,430
3 Massachusetts $47,790 $48,750 7,430
4 Hawaii $47,770 $52,100 1,570
5 Rhode Island $46,570 $46,620 1,190
6 California $46,390 $47,900 31,660
7 Vermont $46,370 $46,260 1,330
8 Connecticut $46,120 $46,320 4,500
9 New York $45,880 $46,850 17,670
10 District of Columbia $45,450 $45,560 1,500
11 New Hampshire $45,370 $45,450 1,720
12 New Jersey $44,520 $44,110 7,490
13 Oregon $44,520 $45,220 7,150
14 Delaware $44,080 $42,720 2,680
15 Maine $43,490 $43,520 1,790
16 Minnesota $43,460 $43,050 7,890
17 Colorado $42,500 $43,690 9,440
18 Maryland $41,380 $42,750 3,370
19 Arizona $39,660 $41,350 7,170
20 North Dakota $39,490 $41,140 1,820
21 Nevada $39,430 $41,850 1,650
22 Wisconsin $38,650 $39,860 9,890
23 Utah $38,200 $39,570 5,610
24 Virginia $37,890 $39,500 11,170
25 Illinois $37,440 $39,210 22,840
26 Montana $37,150 $38,950 2,290
27 Wyoming $36,940 $37,620 1,570
28 Michigan $36,870 $37,370 13,500
29 South Dakota $36,730 $37,630 2,120
30 Ohio $36,720 $37,160 23,440
31 Pennsylvania $36,540 $36,950 24,490
32 New Mexico $36,470 $37,130 3,160
33 Nebraska $36,390 $37,310 4,410
34 Florida $36,250 $38,170 25,100
35 North Carolina $36,140 $36,130 11,170
36 Indiana $35,980 $35,910 11,130
37 Iowa $35,810 $35,260 8,860
38 Idaho $35,600 $36,160 3,650
39 Tennessee $35,570 $35,260 10,680
40 Texas $35,360 $34,870 24,740
41 Georgia $35,090 $35,380 8,220
42 South Carolina $34,960 $33,270 7,850
43 Missouri $34,900 $35,190 13,130
44 Kansas $31,950 $32,990 7,570
45 Kentucky $31,550 $33,790 11,540
46 Arkansas $30,240 $32,720 6,530
47 West Virginia $29,740 $31,470 4,420
48 Oklahoma $29,270 $30,210 10,790
49 Mississippi $27,390 $27,850 6,420
50 Alabama $27,120 $27,870 8,780
51 Louisiana $25,490 $27,300 5,740

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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