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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Los Alamos County, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Los Alamos County 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 Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,680
25th Percentile Wage
$17,600
50th Percentile Wage
$19,130
75th Percentile Wage
$26,690
90th Percentile Wage
$29,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Los Alamos County, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,680.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$19,130
-1.31% -1.31%
2012
$19,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Los Alamos County with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,130, Los Alamos County is the lowest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of New Mexico, following city of Santa Fe (median annual salary of $32,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Los Alamos County is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city Santa Fe.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Fe
$32,440
Albuquerque
$30,510
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$28,480
Las Cruces
$28,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$28,390
Farmington
$27,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$21,860
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$21,810
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$20,950
Los Alamos County
$19,130