The highest-paying states for short order 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 short order cooks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $38,440, Washington is the highest paying state for short order cooks. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $38,100). 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 short order cooks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $38,440 |
$32,830 | 3,040 |
| 2 | Nevada | $38,100 |
$28,490 | 1,860 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $37,920 |
$37,030 | 160 |
| 4 | Maine | $37,440 |
$28,920 | 830 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $37,240 |
$29,940 | 1,130 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $36,530 |
$30,610 | 1,130 |
| 7 | Colorado | $35,790 |
$30,770 | 1,580 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $35,590 |
$32,620 | 180 |
| 9 | Alaska | $35,420 |
$27,370 | 560 |
| 10 | California | $35,350 |
$31,660 | 20,260 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $34,890 |
$31,800 | 5,110 |
| 12 | New York | $34,820 |
$29,350 | 7,870 |
| 13 | Oregon | $33,390 |
$30,440 | 1,080 |
| 14 | Maryland | $33,280 |
$26,970 | 1,770 |
| 15 | Arizona | $33,080 |
$28,860 | 120 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $32,600 |
$27,990 | 2,430 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $30,450 |
$24,490 | 3,300 |
| 18 | Vermont | $30,330 |
$28,100 | 960 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $30,290 |
$29,910 | 160 |
| 20 | Illinois | $30,080 |
$24,960 | 3,310 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $30,080 |
$21,790 | 3,460 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $29,470 |
$24,170 | 1,930 |
| 23 | Florida | $29,100 |
$22,260 | 9,270 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $28,980 |
$26,320 | 1,120 |
| 25 | Missouri | $28,680 |
$23,190 | 660 |
| 26 | Georgia | $28,660 |
$21,610 | 4,930 |
| 27 | Virginia | $28,150 |
$22,880 | 2,750 |
| 28 | Idaho | $28,040 |
$17,310 | 840 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $27,970 |
$22,260 | 2,620 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $27,680 |
$23,920 | 380 |
| 31 | Michigan | $27,620 |
$20,600 | 950 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $27,040 |
$21,830 | 520 |
| 33 | Delaware | $26,950 |
$23,710 | 130 |
| 34 | Iowa | $26,620 |
$17,660 | 2,330 |
| 35 | Texas | $26,620 |
$21,350 | 14,430 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $26,460 |
$19,590 | 3,580 |
| 37 | Utah | $26,150 |
$17,970 | 1,220 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $26,110 |
$18,290 | 250 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $25,910 |
$19,210 | 300 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $25,440 |
$22,880 | 650 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $25,370 |
$23,500 | 70 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $24,960 |
$16,100 | 2,100 |
| 43 | Montana | $24,520 |
$21,390 | 270 |
| 44 | Kansas | $23,910 |
$18,870 | 1,040 |
| 45 | Indiana | $23,730 |
$19,500 | 1,540 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $23,700 |
$19,250 | 1,720 |
| 47 | Ohio | $23,440 |
$19,960 | 12,470 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $23,130 |
$19,440 | 3,860 |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $22,590 |
$20,190 | 70 |
| 50 | Alabama | $22,510 |
$20,400 | 1,400 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $22,480 |
$20,460 | 1,870 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $21,310 |
$19,760 | 200 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,760 |
$19,520 | 60 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,500 |
$17,940 | 1,100 |