Cooks, Short Order: pay by state
SOC 35-2015 ยท Food Preparation and Serving Related. 49 of 51 areas (50 states and DC) have a published mean annual wage.
| # | State | Jobs | Mean annual wage | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 460 | $44,930 | $43,110 |
| 2 | Colorado | 1,900 | $44,170 | $42,450 |
| 3 | Washington | 1,700 | $43,990 | $42,760 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | n/a | $43,410 | $46,250 |
| 5 | Arizona | 1,880 | $43,360 | $46,630 |
| 6 | District of Columbia (not a state) | 1,910 | $42,780 | $42,450 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 4,760 | $42,700 | $44,290 |
| 8 | California | 30,740 | $42,260 | $42,930 |
| 9 | Connecticut | n/a | $42,250 | $42,450 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 850 | $41,380 | $40,720 |
| 11 | Vermont | 670 | $41,030 | $38,830 |
| 12 | Alaska | 330 | $40,570 | $37,780 |
| 13 | Oregon | 1,780 | $39,790 | $38,550 |
| 14 | Idaho | 120 | $39,740 | $40,090 |
| 15 | Delaware | n/a | $38,960 | $38,500 |
| 16 | New York | 18,300 | $38,320 | $35,550 |
| 17 | Maryland | 3,250 | $38,290 | $36,800 |
| 18 | Utah | 320 | $37,990 | $38,010 |
| 19 | Illinois | 2,630 | $37,640 | $37,440 |
| 20 | Missouri | n/a | $37,390 | $38,490 |
| 21 | Maine | 1,120 | $36,730 | $35,360 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 750 | $36,560 | $37,150 |
| 23 | Nevada | 790 | $35,100 | $37,780 |
| 24 | Iowa | 1,160 | $34,960 | $34,090 |
| 25 | Michigan | 2,560 | $34,620 | $34,510 |
| 26 | Florida | 5,050 | $34,570 | $34,240 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 2,000 | $34,180 | $32,380 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | 2,320 | $33,740 | $32,330 |
| 29 | Montana | n/a | $33,420 | $33,240 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 650 | $33,160 | $31,840 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 1,810 | $33,080 | $30,530 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 870 | $33,030 | $32,150 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 760 | $32,860 | $35,130 |
| 34 | Virginia | 3,350 | $32,600 | $31,200 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 3,170 | $31,680 | $31,290 |
| 36 | Tennessee | 2,510 | $31,620 | $30,210 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 160 | $31,560 | $30,510 |
| 38 | Ohio | 6,000 | $30,280 | $29,290 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 2,270 | $30,050 | $28,130 |
| 40 | Kansas | 640 | $29,600 | $27,400 |
| 41 | Georgia | 3,870 | $29,370 | $26,870 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 900 | $29,340 | $29,640 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 1,990 | $29,110 | $26,260 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 620 | $28,120 | $27,440 |
| 45 | Texas | 7,540 | $27,610 | $25,320 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 1,890 | $27,140 | $28,180 |
| 47 | Indiana | 2,940 | $26,850 | $21,940 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | 3,510 | $25,130 | $19,910 |
| 49 | Alabama | n/a | $24,860 | $22,330 |
No published mean wage for: North Dakota, Wyoming. These are not zero; the source withholds or does not report the figure.