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Cooks, Short Order: Pay by State
Nationally, 138,650 people work as cooks, short order, earning a median of $35,880 a year ($17/hour) — with most between $23,440 and $46,460.
| State | Workers | Median pay | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,880 | $46,630 | $22 |
| Rhode Island | — | $46,250 | $22 |
| Massachusetts | 4,760 | $44,290 | $21 |
| Hawaii | 460 | $43,110 | $21 |
| California | 30,740 | $42,930 | $21 |
| Washington | 1,700 | $42,760 | $21 |
| Colorado | 1,900 | $42,450 | $20 |
| Connecticut | — | $42,450 | $20 |
| District of Columbia | 1,910 | $42,450 | $20 |
| New Jersey | 850 | $40,720 | $20 |
| Idaho | 120 | $40,090 | $19 |
| Vermont | 670 | $38,830 | $19 |
| Oregon | 1,780 | $38,550 | $19 |
| Delaware | — | $38,500 | $19 |
| Missouri | — | $38,490 | $19 |
| Utah | 320 | $38,010 | $18 |
| Alaska | 330 | $37,780 | $18 |
| Nevada | 790 | $37,780 | $18 |
| Illinois | 2,630 | $37,440 | $18 |
| New Mexico | 750 | $37,150 | $18 |
| Maryland | 3,250 | $36,800 | $18 |
| New York | 18,300 | $35,550 | $17 |
| Maine | 1,120 | $35,360 | $17 |
| Oklahoma | 760 | $35,130 | $17 |
| Michigan | 2,560 | $34,510 | $17 |
| Florida | 5,050 | $34,240 | $16 |
| Iowa | 1,160 | $34,090 | $16 |
| Montana | — | $33,240 | $16 |
| South Dakota | 2,000 | $32,380 | $16 |
| New Hampshire | 2,320 | $32,330 | $16 |
| Minnesota | 870 | $32,150 | $15 |
| Kentucky | 650 | $31,840 | $15 |
| North Carolina | 3,170 | $31,290 | $15 |
| Virginia | 3,350 | $31,200 | $15 |
| Nebraska | 1,810 | $30,530 | $15 |
| Arkansas | 160 | $30,510 | $15 |
| Tennessee | 2,510 | $30,210 | $15 |
| South Carolina | 900 | $29,640 | $14 |
| Ohio | 6,000 | $29,290 | $14 |
| Mississippi | 1,890 | $28,180 | $14 |
| Wisconsin | 2,270 | $28,130 | $14 |
| West Virginia | 620 | $27,440 | $13 |
| Kansas | 640 | $27,400 | $13 |
| Georgia | 3,870 | $26,870 | $13 |
| Louisiana | 1,990 | $26,260 | $13 |
| Texas | 7,540 | $25,320 | $12 |
| Alabama | — | $22,330 | $11 |
| Indiana | 2,940 | $21,940 | $11 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,510 | $19,910 | $10 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. States are ordered by median pay. Cost of living differs between states — a higher number is not automatically a better deal. Some states are omitted where the estimate is suppressed. Labour-market data, not job listings.