Highest-paying Cities for All Other Cooks

The top 100 highest paying cities for all other cooks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of all other cooks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $66,340, North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia is the highest paying city for all other cooks. It is followed by Albuquerque, New Mexico (average annual salary $59,000). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of all other cooks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for All Other Cooks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$66,340	$19,100	n/a
2	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$59,000	$29,540	n/a
3	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$51,440	$24,320	n/a
4	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,110	$25,070	n/a
5	Huntsville, Alabama	$47,340	$18,670	n/a
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,040	$41,490	30
7	Billings, Montana	$45,170	$32,520	n/a
8	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$44,400	$31,360	290
9	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$43,620	$27,910	70
10	Ithaca, New York	$43,340	$31,240	30
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$42,620	$31,360	30
12	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$41,810	$33,200	30
13	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$40,160	$29,550	70
14	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$40,000	$22,900	n/a
15	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$39,540	$21,360	30
16	Ames, Iowa	$39,510	$22,780	30
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$39,420	$29,570	40
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,340	$36,300	190
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$39,100	$31,550	940
20	Danbury, Connecticut	$38,720	$30,260	40
21	New Haven, Connecticut	$38,680	$28,300	40
22	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,630	$26,030	60
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$38,520	$33,390	1,360
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,480	$30,740	240
25	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$38,310	$27,400	110
26	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$38,280	$28,760	310
27	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$38,010	$30,610	40
28	Prescott, Arizona	$37,780	$28,330	40
29	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,750	$29,830	130
30	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$37,470	$26,380	40
31	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$37,450	$29,040	60
32	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$37,350	$31,110	70
33	Salt Lake City, Utah	$37,250	$30,240	60
34	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,850	$26,280	100
35	Bend, Oregon	$36,830	$32,860	30
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$36,510	$32,530	130
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$36,300	$23,310	440
38	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$36,190	$32,060	840
39	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$36,060	$31,490	760
40	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$36,060	$34,540	40
41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,050	$34,670	200
42	Napa, California	$36,050	$29,120	40
43	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$36,050	$28,340	200
44	Charlottesville, Virginia	$36,020	$31,110	50
45	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$35,950	$22,240	n/a
46	Rochester, New York	$35,930	$28,070	80
47	Anchorage, Alaska	$35,740	$27,060	50
48	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$35,610	$30,450	n/a
49	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$35,400	$28,780	270
50	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,220	$23,650	40
51	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$34,980	$33,230	150
52	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$34,930	$17,620	30
53	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$34,750	$32,200	50
54	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$34,610	$30,210	220
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$34,490	$20,580	270
56	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$34,270	$27,480	n/a
57	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$34,250	$25,370	410
58	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$34,240	$27,520	50
59	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$34,220	$27,940	40
60	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$33,820	$22,530	n/a
61	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$33,770	$26,540	40
62	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$33,610	$28,270	30
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$33,460	$27,970	380
64	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$33,320	$27,540	160
65	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$33,310	$29,440	820
66	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$33,260	$19,480	30
67	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$33,160	$29,180	300
68	Memphis, Tennessee	$33,080	$21,150	210
69	Manchester, New Hampshire	$32,890	$24,790	30
70	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$32,870	$29,680	40
71	Visalia-Porterville, California	$32,680	$24,720	n/a
72	Worcester, Massachusetts	$32,610	$32,160	40
73	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$32,240	$17,850	n/a
74	Waterbury, Connecticut	$32,120	$24,360	30
75	Salinas, California	$32,070	$29,120	50
76	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$32,030	$29,120	130
77	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$31,940	$27,510	180
78	Salem, Oregon	$31,860	$25,760	40
79	Corvallis, Oregon	$31,800	$25,940	30
80	Knoxville, Tennessee	$31,630	$25,990	220
81	Fargo, North Dakota	$31,490	$24,420	60
82	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$31,480	$20,410	40
83	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,410	$24,290	50
84	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$31,410	$25,110	120
85	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$31,280	$24,090	40
86	Flagstaff, Arizona	$31,230	$29,130	40
87	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$31,140	$26,520	n/a
88	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$31,050	$23,120	60
89	Stockton, California	$31,000	$29,120	50
90	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$30,980	$24,540	n/a
91	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$30,910	$30,600	710
92	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$30,810	$20,970	470
93	Tacoma, Washington	$30,790	$22,200	100
94	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$30,750	$29,120	60
95	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$30,570	$21,040	190
96	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$30,470	$25,160	200
97	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$30,460	$29,910	n/a
98	Tucson, Arizona	$30,420	$27,450	230
99	Fresno, California	$30,300	$29,120	70
100	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$30,300	$23,260	1,300

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for all other cooks.