Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Kingston, New York

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Kingston, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks in Kingston 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 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in Kingston, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,500
25th Percentile Wage
$34,550
50th Percentile Wage
$37,940
75th Percentile Wage
$46,360
90th Percentile Wage
$49,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Kingston, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,500.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,940
3.29% 22.83%
2021
$36,690
-2.78% -
2020
$37,710
-2.89% -
2019
$38,800
3.30% -
2018
$37,520
10.07% -
2017
$33,740
9.34% -
2016
$30,590
4.15% -
2015
$29,320
3.96% -
2014
$28,160
-5.72% -
2013
$29,770
1.65% -
2012
$29,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Kingston with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,940 in Kingston is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Kingston is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$42,750
Ithaca
$42,490
Kingston
$37,940
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$37,140
Syracuse
$37,090
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$36,870
Glens Falls
$36,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,990
Elmira
$35,910
Rochester
$35,360
Utica-Rome
$35,170
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,090
Nassau-Suffolk
$34,850
Watertown-Fort Drum
$34,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,550
Binghamton
$34,060
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$32,890
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,460
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$30,690
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Kingston, New York.