National Salary Hub
Cooks, Restaurant Salary by City
| City | Mean salary |
| San Jose, CA | $49,390 |
| Seattle, WA | $49,000 |
| San Francisco, CA | $48,630 |
| Napa, CA | $47,830 |
| Bremerton, WA | $46,520 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $46,470 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $46,240 |
| Portland, OR | $46,230 |
| San Diego, CA | $45,770 |
| Bellingham, WA | $45,550 |
| Salinas, CA | $45,310 |
| Bend, OR | $44,790 |
| Kennewick, WA | $44,770 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $44,750 |
| Olympia, WA | $44,430 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $44,220 |
| Vallejo, CA | $44,200 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $44,090 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $43,580 |
| Spokane, WA | $43,580 |
| Yakima, WA | $43,460 |
| Longview, WA | $43,360 |
| Sacramento, CA | $43,220 |
| New York, NY | $43,200 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $43,170 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $43,020 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $42,850 |
| Naples, FL | $42,790 |
| Riverside, CA | $42,750 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $42,690 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $42,610 |
| Oxnard, CA | $42,550 |
| Stockton, CA | $42,430 |
| Kingston, NY | $42,230 |
| Modesto, CA | $42,220 |
| Yuba City, CA | $41,620 |
| Salem, OR | $41,510 |
| Ithaca, NY | $41,360 |
| Albany, NY | $41,320 |
| Utica, NY | $41,190 |
| Medford, OR | $41,180 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $40,950 |
| Corvallis, OR | $40,940 |
| Eugene, OR | $40,920 |
| Merced, CA | $40,920 |
| Albany, OR | $40,880 |
| Trenton, NJ | $40,790 |
| Syracuse, NY | $40,660 |
| Buffalo, NY | $40,620 |
| Fresno, CA | $40,460 |
| Chicago, IL | $40,450 |
| Redding, CA | $40,390 |
| Rochester, NY | $40,250 |
| Hanford, CA | $40,190 |
| Chico, CA | $40,100 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $40,050 |
| El Centro, CA | $39,760 |
| Visalia, CA | $39,610 |
| Sarasota, FL | $39,480 |
| Orlando, FL | $39,380 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $39,380 |
| Baltimore, MD | $39,330 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $39,070 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $38,970 |
| Binghamton, NY | $38,770 |
| Detroit, MI | $38,640 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $38,500 |
| Vineland, NJ | $38,410 |
| Crestview, FL | $38,340 |
| Miami, FL | $38,300 |
| Elmira, NY | $38,280 |
| Traverse City, MI | $38,160 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $37,920 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $37,910 |
| Sebastian, FL | $37,850 |
| Watertown, NY | $37,820 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $37,780 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $37,680 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $37,650 |
| Tampa, FL | $37,560 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $37,430 |
| Springfield, IL | $37,420 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,410 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $37,230 |
| Allentown, PA | $37,170 |
| Richmond, VA | $37,100 |
| Salisbury, MD | $37,090 |
| Lansing, MI | $37,030 |
| Champaign, IL | $37,020 |
| Deltona, FL | $37,000 |
| Wildwood, FL | $36,970 |
| Decatur, IL | $36,800 |
| Rockford, IL | $36,730 |
| Niles, MI | $36,720 |
| Jackson, MI | $36,700 |
| Gainesville, FL | $36,700 |
| Panama City, FL | $36,660 |
| Pensacola, FL | $36,630 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $36,580 |
| Dover, DE | $36,570 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $36,530 |
| Kankakee, IL | $36,430 |
| Austin, TX | $36,430 |
| Peoria, IL | $36,410 |
| Midland, MI | $36,200 |
| Flint, MI | $36,150 |
| Saginaw, MI | $36,110 |
| Lakeland, FL | $35,960 |
| Staunton, VA | $35,900 |
| Muskegon, MI | $35,870 |
| Monroe, MI | $35,860 |
| Dallas, TX | $35,860 |
| Bloomington, IL | $35,860 |
| York, PA | $35,860 |
| Lebanon, PA | $35,630 |
| Sebring, FL | $35,620 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $35,600 |
| Lancaster, PA | $35,590 |
| Ocala, FL | $35,580 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $35,550 |
| State College, PA | $35,500 |
| Winchester, VA | $35,420 |
| Louisville, KY | $35,360 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $35,160 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,970 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $34,840 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $34,780 |
| Lexington, KY | $34,740 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $34,690 |
| Reading, PA | $34,570 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $34,560 |
| Bay City, MI | $34,500 |
| Midland, TX | $34,460 |
| Roanoke, VA | $34,370 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $34,230 |
| Kokomo, IN | $34,190 |
| Elkhart, IN | $34,010 |
| South Bend, IN | $33,740 |
| Bloomington, IN | $33,660 |
| Scranton, PA | $33,550 |
| Lafayette, IN | $33,300 |
| Evansville, IN | $33,210 |
| Odessa, TX | $33,210 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $33,180 |
| San Antonio, TX | $32,980 |
| Houston, TX | $32,970 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $32,880 |
| Michigan City, IN | $32,800 |
| Columbus, IN | $32,610 |
| Williamsport, PA | $32,520 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $32,510 |
| Paducah, KY | $32,510 |
| Altoona, PA | $32,360 |
| Erie, PA | $32,350 |
| Owensboro, KY | $32,240 |
| Sherman, TX | $32,220 |
| College Station, TX | $31,660 |
| Muncie, IN | $31,620 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $31,580 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $31,560 |
| Weirton, WV | $31,440 |
| Waco, TX | $31,420 |
| Beaumont, TX | $31,210 |
| Wheeling, WV | $31,190 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $31,120 |
| Johnstown, PA | $31,000 |
| Amarillo, TX | $30,880 |
| Abilene, TX | $30,710 |
| Killeen, TX | $30,670 |
| Tyler, TX | $30,640 |
| Huntington, WV | $30,570 |
| Longview, TX | $30,520 |
| Lubbock, TX | $30,420 |
| San Angelo, TX | $30,420 |
| Morgantown, WV | $30,290 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $30,010 |
| Victoria, TX | $29,760 |
| Charleston, WV | $29,730 |
| Beckley, WV | $29,570 |
| Texarkana, TX | $29,380 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $29,240 |
| El Paso, TX | $28,970 |
| Brownsville, TX | $28,230 |
| McAllen, TX | $28,010 |
| Laredo, TX | $27,710 |