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Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,150
25th Percentile Wage
$35,940
50th Percentile Wage
$42,750
75th Percentile Wage
$49,520
90th Percentile Wage
$59,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,150.

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
$42,750
8.68% 28.63%
2021
$39,040
3.41% -
2020
$37,710
4.43% -
2019
$36,040
3.97% -
2018
$34,610
2.69% -
2017
$33,680
4.07% -
2016
$32,310
2.54% -
2015
$31,490
-1.30% -
2014
$31,900
-0.34% -
2013
$32,010
4.69% -
2012
$30,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,750, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $42,490). In comparison, the median annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in Ithaca.

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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.