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Cooks, All Other in United States
$37,690median, a year
$39,150mean (average), a year
19,350people employed in this job here
$27,040
median $37,690
$51,140
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, not published
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $41,740
- AR, Arkansas, median $30,780
- CA, California, median $42,860
- CO, Colorado, median $43,490
- CT, Connecticut, median $37,190
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $39,520
- GA, Georgia, median $42,960
- HI, Hawaii, median $39,870
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $35,940
- IN, Indiana, median $44,290
- IA, Iowa, median $26,060
- KS, Kansas, not published
- KY, Kentucky, not published
- LA, Louisiana, median $28,930
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $32,150
- MA, Massachusetts, median $69,570
- MI, Michigan, median $37,110
- MN, Minnesota, median $36,850
- MS, Mississippi, median $33,410
- MO, Missouri, median $43,990
- MT, Montana, median $42,640
- NE, Nebraska, not published
- NV, Nevada, median $51,220
- NH, New Hampshire, not published
- NJ, New Jersey, median $46,080
- NM, New Mexico, not published
- NY, New York, median $43,000
- NC, North Carolina, median $31,120
- ND, North Dakota, median $44,190
- OH, Ohio, median $35,360
- OK, Oklahoma, not published
- OR, Oregon, median $42,020
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $36,220
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, not published
- SD, South Dakota, not published
- TN, Tennessee, median $36,440
- TX, Texas, median $32,150
- UT, Utah, not published
- VT, Vermont, median $41,250
- VA, Virginia, median $35,810
- WA, Washington, median $52,510
- WV, West Virginia, not published
- WI, Wisconsin, median $33,760
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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