Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Amarillo, Texas

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Amarillo, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks in Amarillo 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 Amarillo, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,080
25th Percentile Wage
$26,600
50th Percentile Wage
$30,230
75th Percentile Wage
$33,040
90th Percentile Wage
$37,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Amarillo, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,080.

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
$30,230
17.83% 29.71%
2021
$24,840
0.24% -
2020
$24,780
0.69% -
2019
$24,610
15.52% -
2018
$20,790
-12.79% -
2017
$23,450
3.03% -
2016
$22,740
0.66% -
2015
$22,590
1.55% -
2014
$22,240
2.34% -
2013
$21,720
2.16% -
2012
$21,250
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Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Amarillo with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,230, Amarillo is the second highest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $33,060). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Amarillo is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$33,060
Amarillo
$30,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$30,150
Midland
$29,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$29,840
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$29,200
Sherman-Denison
$28,530
Lubbock
$28,510
Abilene
$28,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$28,030
Waco
$27,870
College Station-Bryan
$27,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$27,380
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,330
Victoria
$27,330
Wichita Falls
$26,920
Tyler
$26,690
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,640
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,640
Fort Worth-Arlington
$26,400
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$26,160
San Angelo
$26,120
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,910
Corpus Christi
$25,700
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$25,430
Texarkana-Texarkana
$24,840
Longview
$24,640
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,630
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,600
El Paso
$23,100
Brownsville-Harlingen
$22,650
Laredo
$22,300
Odessa
$21,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Amarillo, Texas.