Cooks, Short Order Salary in Tennessee

Ranked #36 of 49 · TN

12.5% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $31,620 ≈ $15/hr
Median annual salary $30,210
Employment 2,510

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $22,880P25 $26,780 Median $30,210P75 $36,350P90 $39,240

About 80% of cooks, short orders in Tennessee earn between $22,880 and $39,240. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Tennessee
$31,620
U.S. average
$36,120

The mean cooks, short order salary in Tennessee is $31,620, about 12.5% below the U.S. average ($36,120). That works out to roughly $15/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Tennessee

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,830 $36,390 600
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $30,510 $30,260 120
Knoxville, TN $30,210 $30,880 320
Clarksville, TN-KY $30,170 $30,100 100
Chattanooga, TN-GA $29,950 $30,490 200
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $29,880 $31,080 590
Johnson City, TN $29,460 $29,700 80
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,120 $28,590 180

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