Food Preparation Workers Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
Average annual salary for a Cook, Restaurant is $21078 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $30393. The lowest salary reported was $15900. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Cook, Restaurant is $10.48 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $15.11. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $7.91. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Cook, Restaurant are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $96.96 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Cook, Restaurant. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $23,583 – $42,000 Florida – $10,174 – $60,727 Indiana – n/a New York – $16,500 – $38,000 Oklahoma – n/a Texas – $20,392 – $25,681 Wisconsin – n/a
These are the highest paying cities for a Cook, Restaurant. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York – Houston, Texas – Miami, Florida – Las Vegas, Nevada – Fayetteville, Arkansas – Pasadena, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Cook, Restaurant from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $21078 while in 2007 it was just $19547.36
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 72% of Cook, Restaurants were males while 28% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.