Compare One Occupation Across States
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Cooks, Short Order
Full cooks, short order overview →U.S. mean $36,120 · median $35,880
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #1 | $44,930 | $43,110 | $22 | +24.4% | $36,840–$61,640 |
| Colorado | #2 | $44,170 | $42,450 | $21 | +22.3% | $32,030–$64,840 |
| Washington | #3 | $43,990 | $42,760 | $21 | +21.8% | $34,650–$55,660 |
| Rhode Island | #4 | $43,410 | $46,250 | $21 | +20.2% | $31,940–$47,920 |
| Arizona | #5 | $43,360 | $46,630 | $21 | +20% | $31,790–$50,180 |
| District of Columbia | #6 | $42,780 | $42,450 | $21 | +18.4% | $39,650–$47,060 |
| Massachusetts | #7 | $42,700 | $44,290 | $21 | +18.2% | $32,550–$53,780 |
| California | #8 | $42,260 | $42,930 | $20 | +17% | $35,880–$47,150 |
| Connecticut | #9 | $42,250 | $42,450 | $20 | +17% | $34,610–$46,040 |
| New Jersey | #10 | $41,380 | $40,720 | $20 | +14.6% | $33,540–$51,440 |
| Vermont | #11 | $41,030 | $38,830 | $20 | +13.6% | $34,990–$47,760 |
| Alaska | #12 | $40,570 | $37,780 | $20 | +12.3% | $34,830–$47,600 |
| Oregon | #13 | $39,790 | $38,550 | $19 | +10.2% | $30,090–$54,870 |
| Idaho | #14 | $39,740 | $40,090 | $19 | +10% | $23,130–$61,190 |
| Delaware | #15 | $38,960 | $38,500 | $19 | +7.9% | $33,040–$42,810 |
| New York | #16 | $38,320 | $35,550 | $18 | +6.1% | $32,240–$46,550 |
| Maryland | #17 | $38,290 | $36,800 | $18 | +6% | $31,840–$44,540 |
| Utah | #18 | $37,990 | $38,010 | $18 | +5.2% | $21,820–$49,410 |
| Illinois | #19 | $37,640 | $37,440 | $18 | +4.2% | $31,200–$45,950 |
| Missouri | #20 | $37,390 | $38,490 | $18 | +3.5% | $29,810–$46,440 |
| Maine | #21 | $36,730 | $35,360 | $18 | +1.7% | $32,150–$41,600 |
| New Mexico | #22 | $36,560 | $37,150 | $18 | +1.2% | $29,240–$45,010 |
| Nevada | #23 | $35,100 | $37,780 | $17 | -2.8% | $27,040–$41,530 |
| Iowa | #24 | $34,960 | $34,090 | $17 | -3.2% | $24,960–$46,650 |
| Michigan | #25 | $34,620 | $34,510 | $17 | -4.2% | $26,750–$43,180 |
| Florida | #26 | $34,570 | $34,240 | $17 | -4.3% | $31,450–$37,260 |
| South Dakota | #27 | $34,180 | $32,380 | $16 | -5.4% | $27,950–$46,440 |
| New Hampshire | #28 | $33,740 | $32,330 | $16 | -6.6% | $24,140–$49,020 |
| Montana | #29 | $33,420 | $33,240 | $16 | -7.5% | $29,890–$36,310 |
| Kentucky | #30 | $33,160 | $31,840 | $16 | -8.2% | $22,860–$44,880 |
| Nebraska | #31 | $33,080 | $30,530 | $16 | -8.4% | $28,080–$41,430 |
| Minnesota | #32 | $33,030 | $32,150 | $16 | -8.6% | $23,150–$44,460 |
| Oklahoma | #33 | $32,860 | $35,130 | $16 | -9% | $25,290–$36,270 |
| Virginia | #34 | $32,600 | $31,200 | $16 | -9.7% | $25,810–$42,520 |
| North Carolina | #35 | $31,680 | $31,290 | $15 | -12.3% | $23,350–$38,210 |
| Tennessee | #36 | $31,620 | $30,210 | $15 | -12.5% | $22,880–$39,240 |
| Arkansas | #37 | $31,560 | $30,510 | $15 | -12.6% | $26,000–$37,140 |
| Ohio | #38 | $30,280 | $29,290 | $15 | -16.2% | $22,260–$38,620 |
| Wisconsin | #39 | $30,050 | $28,130 | $14 | -16.8% | $22,550–$39,080 |
| Kansas | #40 | $29,600 | $27,400 | $14 | -18.1% | $24,110–$36,570 |
| Georgia | #41 | $29,370 | $26,870 | $14 | -18.7% | $21,430–$41,010 |
| South Carolina | #42 | $29,340 | $29,640 | $14 | -18.8% | $22,670–$34,480 |
| Louisiana | #43 | $29,110 | $26,260 | $14 | -19.4% | $19,690–$40,530 |
| West Virginia | #44 | $28,120 | $27,440 | $14 | -22.1% | $20,120–$36,210 |
| Texas | #45 | $27,610 | $25,320 | $13 | -23.6% | $21,850–$36,320 |
| Mississippi | #46 | $27,140 | $28,180 | $13 | -24.9% | $19,200–$35,250 |
| Indiana | #47 | $26,850 | $21,940 | $13 | -25.7% | $20,760–$36,260 |
| Pennsylvania | #48 | $25,130 | $19,910 | $12 | -30.4% | $17,150–$40,460 |
| Alabama | #49 | $24,860 | $22,330 | $12 | -31.2% | $20,500–$31,220 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.