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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Dover-Durham is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Restaurant Cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,950
25th Percentile Wage
$31,110
50th Percentile Wage
$35,310
75th Percentile Wage
$37,980
90th Percentile Wage
$43,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,310
-1.44% 21.47%
2021
$35,820
10.27% -
2020
$32,140
0.56% -
2019
$31,960
5.69% -
2018
$30,140
2.22% -
2017
$29,470
5.90% -
2016
$27,730
3.61% -
2015
$26,730
-3.74% -
2012
$27,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Dover-Durham with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,310 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Dover-Durham is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Portsmouth
$37,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$36,050
Manchester
$35,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$35,950
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$35,500
Dover-Durham
$35,310
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$31,270
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$28,320
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$28,030
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$27,650
Nashua
$26,880
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$26,380
Rochester-Dover
$25,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire.