Highest-paying Cities for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks

The top 100 highest paying cities for institution and cafeteria 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 institution and cafeteria cooks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $49,240, Napa, California is the highest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks. It is followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (average annual salary $46,980). 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 institution and cafeteria cooks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Napa, California	$49,240	$37,450	110
2	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$46,980	$33,740	90
3	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$46,220	$30,810	150
4	Fairbanks, Alaska	$46,170	$34,830	100
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,230	$39,160	1,670
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$45,080	$29,990	840
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$45,040	$38,020	2,940
8	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$44,760	$35,100	170
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,630	$36,400	5,010
10	New Haven, Connecticut	$44,420	$35,320	680
11	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$44,240	$35,550	190
12	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$44,070	$36,800	730
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,980	$36,170	5,180
14	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,460	$34,340	540
15	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$43,350	$35,170	100
16	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$43,320	$36,450	260
17	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$43,150	$35,220	240
18	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,990	$35,540	240
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$42,920	$36,440	270
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$42,750	$31,150	13,680
21	Salinas, California	$42,500	$33,810	250
22	Ithaca, New York	$42,490	$31,740	200
23	Danbury, Connecticut	$42,450	$32,830	140
24	Olympia, Washington	$42,410	$35,470	280
25	Springfield, Massachusetts	$41,740	$35,650	900
26	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$41,610	$31,890	1,120
27	Anchorage, Alaska	$41,550	$29,550	560
28	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$41,250	$35,270	1,180
29	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$41,200	$34,610	310
30	Yakima, Washington	$41,170	$34,720	410
31	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$41,170	$33,280	1,980
32	Merced, California	$41,060	$31,660	170
33	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$41,060	$32,230	620
34	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$40,970	$34,560	290
35	Longview, Washington	$40,580	$34,580	110
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$40,550	$34,780	170
37	Bellingham, Washington	$40,450	$34,880	260
38	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$40,230	$35,160	320
39	Carson City, Nevada	$39,940	$30,900	80
40	El Centro, California	$39,920	$33,940	70
41	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$39,410	$33,520	130
42	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$39,380	$34,710	110
43	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$39,350	$28,170	520
44	Ocean City, New Jersey	$39,280	$29,480	60
45	Spokane, Washington	$39,160	$33,350	760
46	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$39,130	$32,290	140
47	Worcester, Massachusetts	$39,090	$33,770	630
48	Waterbury, Connecticut	$39,040	$34,400	140
49	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$39,010	$29,920	500
50	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$38,880	$33,930	140
51	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,870	$26,520	430
52	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$38,800	$32,150	170
53	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$38,790	$35,200	230
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$38,780	$31,480	3,060
55	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,760	$30,310	410
56	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$38,740	$30,070	110
57	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$38,540	$34,880	1,070
58	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$38,450	$32,510	690
59	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$38,440	$32,340	90
60	Walla Walla, Washington	$38,420	$33,550	130
61	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$38,410	$34,410	7,840
62	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,380	$30,740	4,770
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$38,350	$31,810	5,490
64	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$38,260	$28,910	290
65	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$38,260	$34,470	1,820
66	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$38,000	$33,130	230
67	Kingston, New York	$37,940	$31,500	160
68	Salem, Oregon	$37,850	$30,890	630
69	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$37,850	$31,680	210
70	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,850	$23,090	260
71	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$37,810	$28,330	310
72	St Cloud, Minnesota	$37,770	$29,740	300
73	Manchester, New Hampshire	$37,680	$30,670	240
74	Boulder, Colorado	$37,650	$30,360	730
75	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$37,630	$33,140	430
76	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$37,580	$27,040	7,220
77	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$37,520	$31,940	480
78	Dover, Delaware	$37,420	$27,770	510
79	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$37,380	$29,990	50
80	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$37,210	$30,830	370
81	Fresno, California	$37,180	$31,200	680
82	Flagstaff, Arizona	$37,170	$30,370	180
83	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$37,140	$29,120	1,110
84	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$37,130	$31,200	1,840
85	Salisbury, Maryland	$37,120	$30,470	700
86	Syracuse, New York	$37,090	$28,920	580
87	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$37,020	$31,560	460
88	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$36,980	$29,670	370
89	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$36,940	$28,440	190
90	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,900	$26,680	3,690
91	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$36,870	$29,340	800
92	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,840	$23,220	150
93	Stockton, California	$36,810	$32,190	290
94	Modesto, California	$36,790	$32,480	240
95	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$36,720	$28,610	460
96	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,710	$30,690	750
97	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$36,680	$29,640	220
98	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$36,580	$30,270	330
99	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$36,560	$30,920	210
100	Yuba City, California	$36,550	$34,170	120

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for institution and cafeteria cooks.