How does Cooks, Restaurant pay in South Dakota compare to the national average?

South Dakota Cooks, Restaurant salaries are 5% below the US national median of $36,830 per year.

What is the salary range for a Cooks, Restaurant in South Dakota?

Cooks, Restaurant salaries in South Dakota range from $29,800 (10th percentile) to $43,720 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Cooks, Restaurant Salary in South Dakota

SOC 35-2014 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Cooks, Restaurant in South Dakota is $35,150 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $16.90 per hour. This is 5% below the national median of $36,830. 1,880 people work as Cooks, Restaurants in South Dakota. Wages have grown 58% since 2014, when the median was $22,230.

Median Annual Salary

$35,150

Mean Annual

$35,150

Median Hourly

$16.90

Total Employed

1,880

Location Quotient

0.44

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$30k

10th

$31k

25th

$35k

Median

$37k

75th

$44k

90th

How This Compares

South Dakota

$35,150

this metro

United States

$36,830

you earn -5% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$35,150	$35,150	1,880
2023	$33,940	$33,420	1,410
2022	$30,360	$31,730	1,570
2021	$29,080	$29,210	1,480
2020	$28,640	$28,800	1,420
2019	$27,330	$27,720	1,750
2018	$26,260	$26,630	2,010
2017	$25,490	$25,970	2,000
2016	$23,620	$23,910	1,830
2015	$22,730	$23,150	1,820
2014	$22,230	$22,350	1,890

Related Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Jobs in South Dakota

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Chefs and Head Cooks	$46,510
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$40,070
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,360
Cooks, Short Order	$31,160
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,920
Cooks, Fast Food	$30,640

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