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Cooks, Restaurant in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
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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.
This job is more common here than nationally: 16.3 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.8).
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, median $32,180
- AK, Alaska, median $40,140
- AZ, Arizona, median $38,670
- AR, Arkansas, median $30,180
- CA, California, median $44,880
- CO, Colorado, median $41,600
- CT, Connecticut, median $39,480
- DE, Delaware, median $37,840
- DC, District of Columbia, median $46,130
- FL, Florida, median $37,020
- GA, Georgia, median $35,940
- HI, Hawaii, median $45,420
- ID, Idaho, median $36,440
- IL, Illinois, median $37,580
- IN, Indiana, median $35,170
- IA, Iowa, median $35,670
- KS, Kansas, median $35,130
- KY, Kentucky, median $34,640
- LA, Louisiana, median $29,050
- ME, Maine, median $45,290
- MD, Maryland, median $37,820
- MA, Massachusetts, median $45,600
- MI, Michigan, median $36,980
- MN, Minnesota, median $38,590
- MS, Mississippi, median $29,560
- MO, Missouri, median $36,940
- MT, Montana, median $38,060
- NE, Nebraska, median $37,030
- NV, Nevada, median $38,610
- NH, New Hampshire, median $40,200
- NJ, New Jersey, median $38,460
- NM, New Mexico, median $35,020
- NY, New York, median $43,680
- NC, North Carolina, median $35,400
- ND, North Dakota, median $36,470
- OH, Ohio, median $35,540
- OK, Oklahoma, median $31,720
- OR, Oregon, median $43,100
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $36,580
- RI, Rhode Island, median $36,510
- SC, South Carolina, median $35,740
- SD, South Dakota, median $36,220
- TN, Tennessee, median $36,420
- TX, Texas, median $34,760
- UT, Utah, median $36,490
- VT, Vermont, median $45,390
- VA, Virginia, median $36,750
- WA, Washington, median $46,800
- WV, West Virginia, median $29,590
- WI, Wisconsin, median $36,550
- WY, Wyoming, median $36,830
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $24,650
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