Cooks in restaurants in the United States had a median hourly wage of 16.4 U.S. dollars as of May 2022. Comparatively, ten percent of restaurant cooks earned less than 11.35 U.S. dollars per hour.
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 25, 2023). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Cooks in Restaurants in The U.S. as of May 2022, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198501/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-restaurants/