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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Rochester-Dover 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 Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,190
25th Percentile Wage
$19,960
50th Percentile Wage
$25,360
75th Percentile Wage
$28,570
90th Percentile Wage
$30,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,190.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$25,360
-0.87% 0.08%
2013
$25,580
0.94% -
2012
$25,340
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,360, Rochester-Dover is the lowest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of New Hampshire, following city of Portsmouth (median annual salary of $37,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Rochester-Dover is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Portsmouth.

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