Cooks, Restaurant Salary in New York

Ranked #9 of 51 · NY

11.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $43,150 ≈ $21/hr
Median annual salary $43,680
Employment 71,530

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $34,490P25 $37,100 Median $43,680P75 $46,530P90 $54,240

About 80% of cooks, restaurants in New York earn between $34,490 and $54,240. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

New York
$43,150
U.S. average
$38,730

The mean cooks, restaurant salary in New York is $43,150, about 11.4% above the U.S. average ($38,730). That works out to roughly $21/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in New York

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $44,000 $42,850 2,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $43,740 $43,200 69,250
Kingston, NY $43,150 $42,230 750
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $42,720 $42,850 1,000
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $39,610 $41,320 3,100
Ithaca, NY $39,280 $41,360 350
Syracuse, NY $38,740 $40,660 1,890
Glens Falls, NY $38,730 $40,950 480

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