Cooks, Short Order Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Cooks, Short Order salaries across 49 states

$34,504

National Average (Median)

$46,630

Highest: Arizona

$19,910

Lowest: Pennsylvania

Cooks, Short Order Salary by State

Compare Cooks, Short Order salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$19,910

$46,630

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $22,330 AK $37,780 AZ $46,630 AR $30,510 CA $42,930 CO $42,450 CT $42,450 DE $38,500 DC $42,450 FL $34,240 GA $26,870 HI $43,110 ID $40,090 IL $37,440 IN $21,940 IA $34,090 KS $27,400 KY $31,840 LA $26,260 ME $35,360 MD $36,800 MA $44,290 MI $34,510 MN $32,150 MS $28,180 MO $38,490 MT $33,240 NE $30,530 NV $37,780 NH $32,330 NJ $40,720 NM $37,150 NY $35,550 NC $31,290 OH $29,290 OK $35,130 OR $38,550 PA $19,910 RI $46,250 SC $29,640 SD $32,380 TN $30,210 TX $25,320 UT $38,010 VT $38,830 VA $31,200 WA $42,760 WV $27,440 WI $28,130

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Arizona

$46,630

Rhode Island

$46,250

Massachusetts

$44,290

Hawaii

$43,110

California

$42,930

Cooks, Short Order Salary in All 49 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Arizona	$46,630	$43,360	1,880
2	Rhode Island	$46,250	$43,410	N/A
3	Massachusetts	$44,290	$42,700	4,760
4	Hawaii	$43,110	$44,930	460
5	California	$42,930	$42,260	30,740
6	Washington	$42,760	$43,990	1,700
7	Colorado	$42,450	$44,170	1,900
8	Connecticut	$42,450	$42,250	N/A
9	District of Columbia	$42,450	$42,780	1,910
10	New Jersey	$40,720	$41,380	850
11	Idaho	$40,090	$39,740	120
12	Vermont	$38,830	$41,030	670
13	Oregon	$38,550	$39,790	1,780
14	Delaware	$38,500	$38,960	N/A
15	Missouri	$38,490	$37,390	N/A
16	Utah	$38,010	$37,990	320
17	Alaska	$37,780	$40,570	330
18	Nevada	$37,780	$35,100	790
19	Illinois	$37,440	$37,640	2,630
20	New Mexico	$37,150	$36,560	750
21	Maryland	$36,800	$38,290	3,250
22	New York	$35,550	$38,320	18,300
23	Maine	$35,360	$36,730	1,120
24	Oklahoma	$35,130	$32,860	760
25	Michigan	$34,510	$34,620	2,560
26	Florida	$34,240	$34,570	5,050
27	Iowa	$34,090	$34,960	1,160
28	Montana	$33,240	$33,420	N/A
29	South Dakota	$32,380	$34,180	2,000
30	New Hampshire	$32,330	$33,740	2,320
31	Minnesota	$32,150	$33,030	870
32	Kentucky	$31,840	$33,160	650
33	North Carolina	$31,290	$31,680	3,170
34	Virginia	$31,200	$32,600	3,350
35	Nebraska	$30,530	$33,080	1,810
36	Arkansas	$30,510	$31,560	160
37	Tennessee	$30,210	$31,620	2,510
38	South Carolina	$29,640	$29,340	900
39	Ohio	$29,290	$30,280	6,000
40	Mississippi	$28,180	$27,140	1,890
41	Wisconsin	$28,130	$30,050	2,270
42	West Virginia	$27,440	$28,120	620
43	Kansas	$27,400	$29,600	640
44	Georgia	$26,870	$29,370	3,870
45	Louisiana	$26,260	$29,110	1,990
46	Texas	$25,320	$27,610	7,540
47	Alabama	$22,330	$24,860	N/A
48	Indiana	$21,940	$26,850	2,940
49	Pennsylvania	$19,910	$25,130	3,510

Cooks, Short Order 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, Short Order 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