Cooks, Short Order Salary

Median Salary
$35,880
per year
Hourly Rate
$17.25
per hour
Employment
138,650
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$23,440
25th percentile
$30,610
Median
$35,880
75th percentile
$42,450
90th percentile
$46,460

💰 Cooks, Short Order Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Arizona$46,630+30.0%
Rhode Island$46,250+28.9%
Massachusetts$44,290+23.4%
Hawaii$43,110+20.2%
California$42,930+19.6%
Washington$42,760+19.2%
Colorado$42,450+18.3%
Connecticut$42,450+18.3%
District of Columbia$42,450+18.3%
New Jersey$40,720+13.5%
Idaho$40,090+11.7%
Vermont$38,830+8.2%
Oregon$38,550+7.4%
Delaware$38,500+7.3%
Missouri$38,490+7.3%
Utah$38,010+5.9%
Alaska$37,780+5.3%
Nevada$37,780+5.3%
Illinois$37,440+4.3%
New Mexico$37,150+3.5%
Maryland$36,800+2.6%
New York$35,550-0.9%
Maine$35,360-1.4%
Oklahoma$35,130-2.1%
Michigan$34,510-3.8%
Florida$34,240-4.6%
Iowa$34,090-5.0%
Montana$33,240-7.4%
South Dakota$32,380-9.8%
New Hampshire$32,330-9.9%
Minnesota$32,150-10.4%
Kentucky$31,840-11.3%
North Carolina$31,290-12.8%
Virginia$31,200-13.0%
Nebraska$30,530-14.9%
Arkansas$30,510-15.0%
Tennessee$30,210-15.8%
South Carolina$29,640-17.4%
Ohio$29,290-18.4%
Mississippi$28,180-21.5%
Wisconsin$28,130-21.6%
West Virginia$27,440-23.5%
Kansas$27,400-23.6%
Georgia$26,870-25.1%
Louisiana$26,260-26.8%
Texas$25,320-29.4%
Alabama$22,330-37.8%
Indiana$21,940-38.9%
Pennsylvania$19,910-44.5%

🏙️ Cooks, Short Order Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Corvallis, OR$54,020+50.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,870+41.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,180+39.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$48,140+34.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,450+29.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,990+28.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,790+27.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$45,690+27.3%
Vallejo, CA$45,360+26.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,780+24.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,200+23.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$44,050+22.8%
Napa, CA$43,930+22.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$43,790+22.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,680+21.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$42,990+19.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$42,450+18.3%
Yuba City, CA$42,400+18.2%
Reno, NV$41,530+15.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$40,860+13.9%
Worcester, MA$40,780+13.7%
Salinas, CA$40,550+13.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,970+11.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$39,650+10.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,600+10.4%
Ogden, UT$39,550+10.2%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$39,300+9.5%
Springfield, MA$39,200+9.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,140+9.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$39,040+8.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,040+8.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,890+8.4%
Albuquerque, NM$38,860+8.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,810+8.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,490+7.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$38,490+7.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,480+7.2%
Yakima, WA$38,430+7.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,340+6.9%
Fresno, CA$38,280+6.7%
Modesto, CA$38,260+6.6%
Bellingham, WA$38,160+6.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,020+6.0%
Medford, OR$38,010+5.9%
Visalia, CA$37,940+5.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,830+5.4%
Santa Fe, NM$37,820+5.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,770+5.3%
Pittsfield, MA$37,720+5.1%
Chico, CA$37,700+5.1%
Anchorage, AK$37,660+5.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,490+4.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$37,440+4.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,300+4.0%
Dubuque, IA$36,990+3.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,760+2.5%
Redding, CA$36,730+2.4%
Rochester, NY$36,580+2.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,470+1.6%
Albany, OR$36,460+1.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,460+1.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,360+1.3%
Kingston, NY$36,310+1.2%
Lexington Park, MD$36,250+1.0%
Merced, CA$36,240+1.0%
Ithaca, NY$36,200+0.9%
Syracuse, NY$36,190+0.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,170+0.8%
Traverse City, MI$36,090+0.6%
Tucson, AZ$36,080+0.6%
Ames, IA$36,070+0.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$36,010+0.4%
Iowa City, IA$35,990+0.3%
Glens Falls, NY$35,950+0.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,920+0.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,780-0.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,660-0.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,630-0.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$35,610-0.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$35,570-0.9%
Bangor, ME$35,400-1.3%
Tulsa, OK$35,380-1.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,360-1.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,320-1.6%
Columbia, MO$35,260-1.7%
Binghamton, NY$35,240-1.8%
Columbus, OH$35,200-1.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,040-2.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,030-2.4%
Salem, OR$34,910-2.7%
Bend, OR$34,880-2.8%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,830-2.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,810-3.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,740-3.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,730-3.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$34,690-3.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,650-3.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$34,620-3.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$34,600-3.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,570-3.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,520-3.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,270-4.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$34,200-4.7%
Rockford, IL$34,150-4.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$33,880-5.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,620-6.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$33,540-6.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$33,520-6.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$33,400-6.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$33,280-7.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$33,280-7.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,280-7.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,260-7.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,260-7.3%
Gainesville, FL$33,220-7.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$32,940-8.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$32,710-8.8%
Rapid City, SD$32,670-8.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$32,630-9.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$32,620-9.1%
Great Falls, MT$32,370-9.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$32,180-10.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$32,150-10.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$32,030-10.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$32,020-10.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$32,020-10.8%
Peoria, IL$32,010-10.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,940-11.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31,940-11.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,840-11.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$31,840-11.3%
Hammond, LA$31,800-11.4%
Saginaw, MI$31,700-11.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$31,520-12.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$31,450-12.3%
Akron, OH$31,430-12.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$31,360-12.6%
Tallahassee, FL$31,300-12.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$31,200-13.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,120-13.3%
Grand Island, NE$31,060-13.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$30,840-14.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,690-14.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$30,670-14.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$30,510-15.0%
Lincoln, NE$30,340-15.4%
Rochester, MN$30,320-15.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$30,240-15.7%
Knoxville, TN$30,210-15.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$30,170-15.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$30,160-15.9%
Hinesville, GA$30,110-16.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$29,960-16.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$29,950-16.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$29,880-16.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$29,810-16.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,700-17.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,630-17.4%
Wilmington, NC$29,620-17.4%
Lancaster, PA$29,580-17.6%
Johnson City, TN$29,460-17.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$29,400-18.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,350-18.2%
Richmond, VA$29,280-18.4%
Roanoke, VA$29,260-18.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$29,230-18.5%
Morgantown, WV$29,210-18.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,200-18.6%
Topeka, KS$29,180-18.7%
Bloomington, IN$29,030-19.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$28,970-19.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,700-20.0%
Kokomo, IN$28,670-20.1%
Cleveland, TN$28,660-20.1%
Madison, WI$28,650-20.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,520-20.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$28,490-20.6%
Jackson, MS$28,450-20.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$28,430-20.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$28,400-20.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,390-20.9%
Midland, TX$28,390-20.9%
Chambersburg, PA$28,350-21.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,290-21.2%
Wichita, KS$28,250-21.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$28,200-21.4%
Savannah, GA$28,160-21.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,130-21.6%
Muncie, IN$28,030-21.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,990-22.0%
Toledo, OH$27,970-22.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$27,830-22.4%
Manhattan, KS$27,820-22.5%
Kenosha, WI$27,790-22.5%
Green Bay, WI$27,730-22.7%
Appleton, WI$27,720-22.7%
Springfield, OH$27,600-23.1%
Bowling Green, KY$27,590-23.1%
Charleston, WV$27,590-23.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$27,590-23.1%
Sandusky, OH$27,560-23.2%
Columbia, SC$27,540-23.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$26,470-26.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$25,720-28.3%
Lubbock, TX$25,550-28.8%
Amarillo, TX$25,500-28.9%
Williamsport, PA$25,490-29.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$25,320-29.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$25,050-30.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$24,720-31.1%
Odessa, TX$24,350-32.1%
Lafayette, LA$24,340-32.2%
Monroe, LA$23,350-34.9%
Birmingham, AL$23,160-35.5%
Guam$23,080-35.7%
Tyler, TX$22,900-36.2%
Longview, TX$22,880-36.2%
Warner Robins, GA$22,880-36.2%
Abilene, TX$22,840-36.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,580-37.1%
Huntsville, AL$22,510-37.3%
Puerto Rico$22,500-37.3%
Erie, PA$22,450-37.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$22,430-37.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,330-37.8%
San Angelo, TX$22,320-37.8%
Cleveland, OH$22,260-38.0%
York-Hanover, PA$22,160-38.2%
Guayama, PR$22,140-38.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,110-38.4%
Terre Haute, IN$21,940-38.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$21,860-39.1%
Montgomery, AL$21,840-39.1%
El Paso, TX$21,610-39.8%
Laredo, TX$21,490-40.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$21,480-40.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$21,440-40.2%
Dothan, AL$21,250-40.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$17,150-52.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.