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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Manchester, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Manchester, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in Manchester 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 Manchester, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,600
25th Percentile Wage
$32,190
50th Percentile Wage
$35,960
75th Percentile Wage
$39,040
90th Percentile Wage
$44,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Manchester, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,600.

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
$35,960
-0.50% 34.57%
2021
$36,140
10.35% -
2020
$32,400
5.93% -
2019
$30,480
6.40% -
2018
$28,530
4.52% -
2017
$27,240
-2.42% -
2016
$27,900
1.11% -
2015
$27,590
7.87% -
2014
$25,420
0.51% -
2013
$25,290
6.96% -
2012
$23,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Manchester with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,960 in Manchester is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Manchester is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 29.5 percent (29.5%) 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 Manchester, New Hampshire.