Prep Cook
Prep Cook Job Description
Cooks, Restaurant Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu. Cooks, Short Order Prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables. 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.
Prep Cook Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Prep Cook is $20112 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $26942. The lowest salary reported was $16455. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Prep Cook is $10 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $13.4. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $8.18. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Prep Cook are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $501 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Prep Cook. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Illinois – n/a
Texas – n/a
These are the highest paying cities for a Prep Cook. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Chicago, Illinois –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Prep Cook from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $20112 while in 2007 it was just $18651.52
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 52% of Prep Cooks were males while 48% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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