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Restaurant Cook Salary by City

Median restaurant cook pay in 252 big U.S. cities, and how much of it rent takes.

  1. 1
    Toledo, OHrent takes 33.5% of pay
    $35,560/year
  2. 2
    Fargo, NDrent takes 35.0% of pay
    $37,020/year
  3. 3
    Lansing, MIrent takes 37.2% of pay
    $37,100/year
  4. 4
    Akron, OHrent takes 37.6% of pay
    $36,030/year
  5. 5
    Dayton, OHrent takes 38.3% of pay
    $35,700/year
  6. 6
    Peoria, ILrent takes 38.4% of pay
    $36,040/year
  7. 7
    Evansville, INrent takes 39.0% of pay
    $34,290/year
  8. 8
    Cedar Rapids, IArent takes 39.2% of pay
    $35,720/year
  9. 9
    Springfield, MOrent takes 40.0% of pay
    $35,100/year
  10. 10
    Topeka, KSrent takes 40.0% of pay
    $34,450/year

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CityMedian payRentRent / pay
New York, NY$43,740$2,80677.0%
Los Angeles, CA$44,460$2,49867.4%
Chicago, IL$38,930$1,98361.1%
Houston, TX$35,050$1,53352.5%
Phoenix, AZ$39,170$1,89358.0%
Philadelphia, PA$38,270$1,81456.9%
San Antonio, TX$34,860$1,46350.4%
San Diego, CA$46,440$3,01177.8%
Dallas, TX$36,490$1,76057.9%
San Jose, CA$47,170$3,04677.5%
Austin, TX$36,810$1,93263.0%
Jacksonville, FL$36,770$1,71956.1%
Fort Worth, TX$36,490$1,77558.4%
Columbus, OH$36,590$1,61152.8%
Charlotte, NC$37,030$1,88161.0%
Indianapolis, IN$36,610$1,46548.0%
San Francisco, CA$46,030$3,20183.4%
Seattle, WA$47,730$2,27357.1%
Denver, CO$44,370$2,06555.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$36,130$1,32744.1%
Nashville, TN$38,170$1,88159.1%
Washington, DC$42,920$2,37066.3%
El Paso, TX$28,990$1,24651.6%
Boston, MA$45,830$3,11281.5%
Las Vegas, NV$38,800$1,80655.9%
Portland, OR$45,200$1,87449.8%
Detroit, MI$37,410$1,34743.2%
Louisville, KY$35,950$1,27842.7%
Memphis, TN$36,340$1,39946.2%
Baltimore, MD$37,420$1,61951.9%
Milwaukee, WI$37,180$1,28441.4%
Albuquerque, NM$35,190$1,40147.8%
Tucson, AZ$37,500$1,35843.5%
Fresno, CA$38,260$1,78956.1%
Sacramento, CA$44,230$2,15258.4%
Mesa, AZ$39,170$1,82655.9%
Kansas City, MO$37,370$1,53549.3%
Atlanta, GA$37,230$1,99964.4%
Omaha, NE$37,840$1,44845.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$38,000$1,90160.0%
Raleigh, NC$36,280$1,82260.3%
Miami, FL$36,920$2,53882.5%
Virginia Beach, VA$36,280$1,92463.6%
Long Beach, CA$44,460$2,27961.5%
Oakland, CA$46,030$2,51165.5%
Minneapolis, MN$39,640$1,64949.9%
Tulsa, OK$33,410$1,20443.2%
Bakersfield, CA$37,800$2,01864.1%
Tampa, FL$37,010$2,21671.9%
Wichita, KS$34,510$1,16240.4%
Arlington, TX$36,490$1,64854.2%
Aurora, CO$44,370$2,08756.4%
New Orleans, LA$30,520$1,50859.3%
Cleveland, OH$37,060$1,27741.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$42,450$2,22662.9%
Anaheim, CA$44,460$2,56669.3%
Henderson, NV$38,800$2,04463.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$35,970$1,46348.8%
Stockton, CA$41,170$1,94256.6%
Orlando, FL$37,970$1,95561.8%
Riverside, CA$42,450$2,42068.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$30,670$1,51659.3%
Santa Ana, CA$44,460$2,65471.6%
Irvine, CA$44,460$3,40591.9%
Cincinnati, OH$36,030$1,37945.9%
Newark, NJ$43,740$1,86751.2%
St. Paul, MN$39,640$1,44343.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$36,130$1,62153.8%
Greensboro, NC$34,550$1,49652.0%
Lincoln, NE$37,290$1,32842.7%
Jersey City, NJ$43,740$2,94680.8%
Durham, NC$36,170$1,79759.6%
Plano, TX$36,490$2,01066.1%
Anchorage, AK$40,140$1,65149.4%
St. Louis, MO$37,690$1,29741.3%
Gilbert, AZ$39,170$2,27069.5%
Chandler, AZ$39,170$2,07063.4%
North Las Vegas, NV$38,800$2,05663.6%
Madison, WI$38,440$1,72353.8%
Buffalo, NY$38,060$1,39744.0%
Chula Vista, CA$46,440$2,80872.6%
Reno, NV$38,930$1,78355.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$34,490$1,24243.2%
Toledo, OH$35,560$99433.5%
Lubbock, TX$30,250$1,30151.6%
St. Petersburg, FL$37,010$2,04466.3%
Laredo, TX$28,120$1,11047.4%
Irving, TX$36,490$1,89262.2%
Chesapeake, VA$36,280$1,84961.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$34,600$1,45750.5%
Scottsdale, AZ$39,170$2,28770.1%
Boise City, ID$37,230$1,71155.1%
Arlington, VA$42,920$2,66674.5%
Norfolk, VA$36,280$1,62853.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,540$2,47081.1%
Spokane, WA$44,230$1,48940.4%
Richmond, VA$37,080$1,64453.2%
Fremont, CA$46,030$3,18082.9%
Huntsville, AL$35,520$1,36446.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$29,910$1,10744.4%
Tacoma, WA$47,730$1,94448.9%
San Bernardino, CA$42,450$2,02157.1%
Modesto, CA$41,910$1,98856.9%
Cape Coral, FL$37,240$2,33975.4%
Des Moines, IA$36,070$1,26642.1%
Fayetteville, NC$32,720$1,53056.1%
Rochester, NY$38,380$1,33141.6%
Salt Lake City, UT$36,700$1,60852.6%
Worcester, MA$44,250$1,95252.9%
Columbus, GA$30,470$1,31451.7%
Little Rock, AR$30,690$1,27749.9%
Mobile, AL$33,030$1,25745.7%
Amarillo, TX$30,560$1,21947.9%
Tallahassee, FL$34,610$1,48051.3%
Augusta, GA$33,990$1,45851.5%
Sioux Falls, SD$37,310$1,31442.3%
Oxnard, CA$42,060$2,47470.6%
Overland Park, KS$37,370$1,81058.1%
Grand Rapids, MI$37,360$1,75156.2%
Birmingham, AL$34,340$1,29145.1%
Montgomery, AL$33,070$1,30447.3%
Vancouver, WA$45,200$1,89450.3%
Knoxville, TN$36,520$1,54450.7%
Providence, RI$37,460$1,96462.9%
Glendale, CA$44,460$2,59770.1%
Akron, OH$36,030$1,12937.6%
Brownsville, TX$28,670$1,20450.4%
Tempe, AZ$39,170$1,95359.8%
Paradise, NV$38,800$1,53247.4%
Chattanooga, TN$36,010$1,53751.2%
Fort Lauderdale, FL$36,920$2,10968.5%
Newport News, VA$36,280$1,53850.9%
Shreveport, LA$28,440$1,04043.9%
Ontario, CA$42,450$2,61874.0%
Eugene, OR$37,960$1,60750.8%
Cary, NC$36,280$2,05067.8%
Salem, OR$39,170$1,69051.8%
Santa Rosa, CA$45,720$2,39362.8%
Clarksville, TN$34,840$1,53752.9%
Fort Collins, CO$38,370$1,85358.0%
Springfield, MO$35,100$1,16940.0%
Salinas, CA$44,930$2,41264.4%
Murfreesboro, TN$38,170$1,87859.0%
Corona, CA$42,450$2,63274.4%
Killeen, TX$30,510$1,29350.9%
Alexandria, VA$42,920$2,32965.1%
Macon, GA$31,650$1,27648.4%
Roseville, CA$44,230$2,71073.5%
Kansas City, KS$37,370$1,31742.3%
Springfield, MA$39,970$1,45843.8%
Charleston, SC$36,710$2,11769.2%
Sunnyvale, CA$47,170$3,15880.3%
Denton, TX$36,490$1,62053.3%
Bellevue, WA$47,730$2,70468.0%
Naperville, IL$38,930$2,17166.9%
Pasadena, TX$35,050$1,25743.0%
Bridgeport, CT$43,400$1,87551.8%
Savannah, GA$35,940$1,71857.4%
Rockford, IL$36,200$1,21840.4%
Jackson, MS$29,260$1,28152.5%
Syracuse, NY$38,740$1,32841.1%
Gainesville, FL$35,760$1,51050.7%
McAllen, TX$28,380$1,02643.4%
Visalia, CA$37,090$1,89261.2%
Waco, TX$31,500$1,34951.4%
Torrance, CA$44,460$2,82976.4%
Metairie, LA$30,520$1,16745.9%
Columbia, SC$35,490$1,39447.1%
Orange, CA$44,460$2,89678.2%
Warren, MI$37,410$1,44446.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,720$1,16839.2%
Stamford, CT$43,400$2,89079.9%
Pasadena, CA$44,460$2,99780.9%
Midland, TX$35,670$1,88763.5%
Dayton, OH$35,700$1,14038.3%
Kent, WA$47,730$2,01650.7%
New Haven, CT$39,100$2,01061.7%
Fargo, ND$37,020$1,08035.0%
Santa Clara, CA$47,170$3,30984.2%
Palm Bay, FL$36,750$1,87061.1%
Columbia, MO$35,240$1,35746.2%
Abilene, TX$30,180$1,24549.5%
Round Rock, TX$36,810$1,87161.0%
Athens, GA$33,540$1,42651.0%
Allentown, PA$37,120$1,59451.5%
Topeka, KS$34,450$1,14840.0%
Thousand Oaks, CA$42,060$3,30094.2%
College Station, TX$32,630$1,34349.4%
Vallejo, CA$44,100$2,49267.8%
Rochester, MN$38,150$1,70453.6%
West Palm Beach, FL$36,920$2,18871.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,290$1,93660.7%
Lafayette, LA$27,660$1,09647.5%
Hartford, CT$39,150$1,53247.0%
The Woodlands, TX$35,050$2,15073.6%
Wilmington, NC$34,940$1,73059.4%
Berkeley, CA$46,030$2,35561.4%
Lakeland, FL$35,600$1,67656.5%
North Charleston, SC$36,710$1,74957.2%
Billings, MT$38,260$1,50847.3%
Cambridge, MA$45,830$3,38388.6%
Richardson, TX$36,490$1,96364.6%
Clearwater, FL$37,010$2,16870.3%
High Point, NC$34,550$1,24843.3%
Evansville, IN$34,290$1,11539.0%
Manchester, NH$38,960$2,05563.3%
Odessa, TX$34,900$1,44449.7%
Elgin, IL$38,930$1,98861.3%
Waterbury, CT$38,570$1,53447.7%
Provo, UT$36,540$1,37545.2%
Carlsbad, CA$46,440$3,58292.6%
Las Cruces, NM$30,980$1,26749.1%
Pompano Beach, FL$36,920$2,33776.0%
Springfield, IL$36,550$1,26441.5%
Beaumont, TX$30,520$1,23648.6%
Lansing, MI$37,100$1,14937.2%
Peoria, IL$36,040$1,15238.4%
Everett, WA$47,730$1,95149.1%
Pueblo, CO$35,920$1,28342.9%
Temecula, CA$42,450$2,89581.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,690$1,24848.8%
Greeley, CO$36,900$1,75757.1%
Santa Maria, CA$43,340$1,98755.0%
Costa Mesa, CA$44,460$2,96880.1%
Sugar Land, TX$35,050$2,04169.9%
Ventura, CA$42,060$2,44369.7%
Tyler, TX$30,300$1,38955.0%
Concord, NC$37,030$1,92962.5%
Hillsboro, OR$45,200$2,22759.1%
Centennial, CO$44,370$2,26461.2%
Dearborn, MI$37,410$1,60151.4%
Sandy Springs, GA$37,230$2,00264.5%
Boulder, CO$42,220$2,22063.1%
Spokane Valley, WA$44,230$1,72046.7%
Green Bay, WI$36,760$1,30742.7%
Renton, WA$47,730$2,41760.8%
New Braunfels, TX$34,860$1,72459.3%
Edinburg, TX$28,380$1,20350.9%
Burbank, CA$44,460$2,55368.9%
Columbia, MD$37,420$2,29173.5%
Bend, OR$44,540$2,12357.2%
San Mateo, CA$46,030$3,35887.5%
South Bend, IN$34,650$1,28444.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$29,790$1,25050.4%
Conroe, TX$35,050$1,56753.6%
Chico, CA$37,980$1,67552.9%
St. George, UT$35,590$2,02268.2%
Carmel, IN$36,610$2,00465.7%
Davenport, IA$35,480$1,26242.7%
Albany, NY$39,610$1,65650.2%
Boca Raton, FL$36,920$2,93295.3%
Yuma, AZ$36,080$1,63254.3%