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

Wisconsin Cooks, Restaurant salaries are in line with the US national median of $36,830 per year.

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

Cooks, Restaurant salaries in Wisconsin range from $27,980 (10th percentile) to $47,030 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Wisconsin

Q: What is the median salary for a Cooks, Restaurant in Wisconsin?

The median salary for a Cooks, Restaurant in Wisconsin is $36,940 per year ($17.76/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 35-2014 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Cooks, Restaurant in Wisconsin is $36,940 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.76 per hour. This is roughly in line with the national median of $36,830. 24,360 people work as Cooks, Restaurants in Wisconsin. Wages have grown 42% since 2019, when the median was $26,040.

Median Annual Salary

$36,940

Mean Annual

$37,080

Median Hourly

$17.76

Total Employed

24,360

Salary Distribution

$28k

10th

$31k

25th

$37k

Median

$41k

75th

$47k

90th

How This Compares

Wisconsin

$36,940

this metro

United States

$36,830

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Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,940	$37,080	24,360
2023	$35,870	$35,240	25,520
2022	$31,440	$31,950	23,830
2021	$29,350	$29,920	20,600
2020	$27,270	$27,390	16,440
2019	$26,040	$26,480	23,540

Related Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Jobs in Wisconsin

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Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,170
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,700
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,840
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$34,850
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,490
Food Preparation Workers	$32,810

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