Cooks in cafeterias and institutions in the United States had a median hourly salary of 16.98 U.S. dollars as of May 2023. In comparison, ten percent of cooks in institutions and cafeterias earned less than 12.16 U.S. dollars per hour.
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution
(in U.S. dollars)
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate - 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
Cooks in institutions and cafeterias prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Cooks in Institutions and Cafeterias in The United States from 2018 to 2023, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in institutions and cafeterias in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198495/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-institutions-and-cafeterias/