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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary in Reading, PA

SOC 35-2012 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Reading, PA is $35,740 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.18 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $36,450. 830 people work as Cooks, Institution and Cafeterias in Reading, PA. Wages have grown 30% since 2014, when the median was $27,500.

Median Annual Salary

$35,740

Mean Annual

$36,340

Median Hourly

$17.18

Total Employed

830

Location Quotient

1.67

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$29k
10th
$30k
25th
$36k
Median
$42k
75th
$46k
90th

How This Compares

Reading, PA

$35,740

this metro

Pennsylvania

$36,830

you earn -3% vs state

United States

$36,450

you earn -2% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $35,740
2023 $33,990
2022 $30,010
2021 $30,020
2020 $28,530
2019 $30,770
2018 $29,560
2017 $27,440
2016 $25,750
2015 $25,430
2014 $27,500

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