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Cooks, Restaurant Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Cooks, Restaurant salaries across 51 states

$37,683
National Average (Median)
$46,800
Highest: Washington
$29,050
Lowest: Louisiana

Cooks, Restaurant Salary by State

Compare Cooks, Restaurant 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
$29,050
$46,800

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $32,180 AK $40,140 AZ $38,670 AR $30,180 CA $44,880 CO $41,600 CT $39,480 DE $37,840 DC $46,130 FL $37,020 GA $35,940 HI $45,420 ID $36,440 IL $37,580 IN $35,170 IA $35,670 KS $35,130 KY $34,640 LA $29,050 ME $45,290 MD $37,820 MA $45,600 MI $36,980 MN $38,590 MS $29,560 MO $36,940 MT $38,060 NE $37,030 NV $38,610 NH $40,200 NJ $38,460 NM $35,020 NY $43,680 NC $35,400 ND $36,470 OH $35,540 OK $31,720 OR $43,100 PA $36,580 RI $36,510 SC $35,740 SD $36,220 TN $36,420 TX $34,760 UT $36,490 VT $45,390 VA $36,750 WA $46,800 WV $29,590 WI $36,550 WY $36,830

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$46,800
#2
District of Columbia
$46,130
#3
Massachusetts
$45,600
#4
Hawaii
$45,420
#5
Vermont
$45,390

Cooks, Restaurant Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $46,800 $47,200 35,140
2 District of Columbia $46,130 $45,570 7,720
3 Massachusetts $45,600 $45,450 29,570
4 Hawaii $45,420 $47,080 11,090
5 Vermont $45,390 $43,680 2,360
6 Maine $45,290 $45,240 5,130
7 California $44,880 $45,020 152,250
8 New York $43,680 $43,150 71,530
9 Oregon $43,100 $44,130 21,550
10 Colorado $41,600 $42,360 30,600
11 New Hampshire $40,200 $41,990 7,190
12 Alaska $40,140 $41,770 2,350
13 Connecticut $39,480 $42,110 14,830
14 Arizona $38,670 $40,070 30,870
15 Nevada $38,610 $42,130 27,250
16 Minnesota $38,590 $40,210 26,080
17 New Jersey $38,460 $40,770 28,800
18 Montana $38,060 $38,980 7,580
19 Delaware $37,840 $39,190 5,280
20 Maryland $37,820 $40,120 17,690
21 Illinois $37,580 $39,520 53,540
22 Nebraska $37,030 $37,190 4,750
23 Florida $37,020 $38,320 124,040
24 Michigan $36,980 $37,570 39,100
25 Missouri $36,940 $38,460 25,990
26 Wyoming $36,830 $37,950 2,710
27 Virginia $36,750 $38,180 40,310
28 Pennsylvania $36,580 $35,750 54,100
29 Wisconsin $36,550 $36,690 25,410
30 Rhode Island $36,510 $40,290 6,950
31 Utah $36,490 $37,340 10,520
32 North Dakota $36,470 $36,690 4,490
33 Idaho $36,440 $36,970 8,130
34 Tennessee $36,420 $36,530 28,220
35 South Dakota $36,220 $36,720 1,890
36 Georgia $35,940 $34,430 46,350
37 South Carolina $35,740 $35,610 25,890
38 Iowa $35,670 $35,700 12,270
39 Ohio $35,540 $35,280 46,910
40 North Carolina $35,400 $35,140 50,150
41 Indiana $35,170 $34,150 26,960
42 Kansas $35,130 $34,900 11,620
43 New Mexico $35,020 $35,070 7,810
44 Texas $34,760 $33,370 126,620
45 Kentucky $34,640 $33,700 13,510
46 Alabama $32,180 $33,000 16,260
47 Oklahoma $31,720 $33,920 17,050
48 Arkansas $30,180 $31,650 11,270
49 West Virginia $29,590 $30,950 6,450
50 Mississippi $29,560 $29,770 10,770
51 Louisiana $29,050 $30,630 14,910

Cooks, Restaurant 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, Restaurant 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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