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Restaurant Cooks Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 Restaurant Cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,200
25th Percentile Wage
$34,340
50th Percentile Wage
$38,600
75th Percentile Wage
$44,180
90th Percentile Wage
$51,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $51,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.

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
$38,600
1.66% 33.13%
2021
$37,960
9.01% -
2020
$34,540
8.45% -
2019
$31,620
7.69% -
2018
$29,190
5.17% -
2017
$27,680
-0.25% -
2016
$27,750
3.14% -
2015
$26,880
1.86% -
2014
$26,380
0.76% -
2013
$26,180
1.41% -
2012
$25,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant 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 $38,600, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $37,070). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in Ithaca.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$38,600
Ithaca
$37,070
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$36,510
Kingston
$36,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,900
Utica-Rome
$35,790
Syracuse
$35,730
Glens Falls
$35,220
Rochester
$35,140
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,030
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$34,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,710
Binghamton
$34,620
Elmira
$34,190
Watertown-Fort Drum
$33,580
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$26,800
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,370
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$25,730
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$25,550

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.