National Salary Hub
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary by City
| City | Mean salary |
| San Jose, CA | $54,290 |
| Seattle, WA | $53,820 |
| San Francisco, CA | $52,440 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $51,930 |
| Olympia, WA | $50,630 |
| Vallejo, CA | $50,500 |
| Napa, CA | $50,320 |
| Bellingham, WA | $49,870 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $49,350 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $49,070 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,000 |
| Bremerton, WA | $48,680 |
| San Diego, CA | $48,170 |
| Salinas, CA | $48,160 |
| New York, NY | $48,130 |
| Kennewick, WA | $47,670 |
| Hanford, CA | $47,540 |
| Portland, OR | $47,030 |
| Yakima, WA | $46,890 |
| Bend, OR | $46,670 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $46,660 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $46,650 |
| Longview, WA | $46,610 |
| Modesto, CA | $46,530 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $46,490 |
| Spokane, WA | $46,460 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $46,420 |
| Oxnard, CA | $46,240 |
| Salisbury, MD | $46,120 |
| Salem, OR | $46,010 |
| Sacramento, CA | $45,770 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $45,670 |
| Riverside, CA | $45,640 |
| Kingston, NY | $45,620 |
| Redding, CA | $45,380 |
| Ithaca, NY | $45,070 |
| Stockton, CA | $45,050 |
| Merced, CA | $45,000 |
| Yuba City, CA | $44,970 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $44,960 |
| Vineland, NJ | $44,960 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $44,430 |
| Naples, FL | $44,380 |
| Eugene, OR | $44,060 |
| Albany, NY | $43,760 |
| Medford, OR | $43,660 |
| Syracuse, NY | $43,410 |
| Trenton, NJ | $43,300 |
| Buffalo, NY | $43,220 |
| Visalia, CA | $43,040 |
| Fresno, CA | $42,890 |
| Chico, CA | $42,850 |
| Utica, NY | $42,420 |
| Corvallis, OR | $42,130 |
| Binghamton, NY | $42,010 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $41,940 |
| Albany, OR | $41,910 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $41,810 |
| El Centro, CA | $41,800 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $41,710 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $41,680 |
| Baltimore, MD | $41,670 |
| Dover, DE | $41,290 |
| Watertown, NY | $41,040 |
| Rochester, NY | $41,000 |
| Chicago, IL | $40,800 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $40,740 |
| Champaign, IL | $40,400 |
| Orlando, FL | $40,190 |
| Elmira, NY | $40,110 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $39,980 |
| Traverse City, MI | $39,950 |
| Crestview, FL | $39,250 |
| Bloomington, IL | $39,170 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $39,040 |
| Allentown, PA | $39,020 |
| Sebastian, FL | $38,900 |
| Miami, FL | $38,780 |
| Paducah, KY | $38,610 |
| Louisville, KY | $38,550 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $38,540 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $38,530 |
| Lafayette, IN | $38,450 |
| Jackson, MI | $38,380 |
| Sarasota, FL | $38,340 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $38,190 |
| Richmond, VA | $37,980 |
| Lakeland, FL | $37,970 |
| Decatur, IL | $37,970 |
| Lexington, KY | $37,830 |
| Lancaster, PA | $37,820 |
| Dallas, TX | $37,710 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $37,690 |
| Detroit, MI | $37,640 |
| South Bend, IN | $37,520 |
| Lebanon, PA | $37,500 |
| Midland, TX | $37,500 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,450 |
| Wildwood, FL | $37,430 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $37,400 |
| Kankakee, IL | $37,300 |
| Bloomington, IN | $37,240 |
| Sebring, FL | $37,220 |
| Gainesville, FL | $37,210 |
| State College, PA | $37,130 |
| York, PA | $37,120 |
| Austin, TX | $37,120 |
| Tampa, FL | $37,100 |
| Reading, PA | $37,040 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $36,950 |
| Lansing, MI | $36,920 |
| Peoria, IL | $36,910 |
| Winchester, VA | $36,860 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $36,840 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $36,810 |
| Roanoke, VA | $36,780 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $36,740 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $36,670 |
| Deltona, FL | $36,610 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $36,600 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $36,470 |
| Panama City, FL | $36,420 |
| Springfield, IL | $36,400 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $36,370 |
| Niles, MI | $36,350 |
| Erie, PA | $36,300 |
| Midland, MI | $36,240 |
| Elkhart, IN | $36,210 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $36,150 |
| Saginaw, MI | $36,100 |
| Muskegon, MI | $35,950 |
| Pensacola, FL | $35,850 |
| Staunton, VA | $35,820 |
| Rockford, IL | $35,790 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $35,510 |
| Houston, TX | $35,500 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $35,480 |
| Monroe, MI | $35,450 |
| Michigan City, IN | $35,410 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $35,380 |
| Kokomo, IN | $35,340 |
| San Antonio, TX | $35,290 |
| Scranton, PA | $35,220 |
| Williamsport, PA | $35,120 |
| Columbus, IN | $34,930 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,840 |
| Bay City, MI | $34,800 |
| Killeen, TX | $34,770 |
| Evansville, IN | $34,480 |
| Flint, MI | $34,340 |
| Altoona, PA | $34,320 |
| Waco, TX | $34,210 |
| Sherman, TX | $34,160 |
| Muncie, IN | $34,150 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $34,100 |
| Ocala, FL | $34,070 |
| College Station, TX | $34,010 |
| San Angelo, TX | $33,960 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $33,610 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $33,560 |
| Odessa, TX | $33,560 |
| Morgantown, WV | $33,310 |
| Amarillo, TX | $32,800 |
| Brownsville, TX | $32,710 |
| Weirton, WV | $32,460 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $32,360 |
| Johnstown, PA | $32,240 |
| Wheeling, WV | $32,130 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $32,120 |
| Tyler, TX | $32,000 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $31,650 |
| Abilene, TX | $31,560 |
| Beckley, WV | $31,360 |
| Beaumont, TX | $31,350 |
| Owensboro, KY | $31,320 |
| Huntington, WV | $31,310 |
| Lubbock, TX | $31,050 |
| Charleston, WV | $30,720 |
| Longview, TX | $30,640 |
| Victoria, TX | $30,200 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $30,040 |
| McAllen, TX | $29,630 |
| El Paso, TX | $29,090 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $28,590 |
| Laredo, TX | $28,360 |
| Texarkana, TX | $28,000 |