Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary in the US
A cooks, institution and cafeteria earns a national median of $37,450 a year (mean $38,810) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #766 of 825.
How much does a cooks, institution and cafeteria earn in the US?
A cooks, institution and cafeteria in the United States earns a median of $37,450 a year (mean $38,810), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 441,050 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-2012), ranked #766 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$37,450
per year
Mean
$38,810
per year
Employment
441,050
US workers
National rank
#766
of 825 by median
What a cooks, institution and cafeteria earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cooks, institution and cafeteria (SOC 35-2012) earns a median annual wage of $37,450 and a mean (average) of $38,810. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, institution and cafeteria earn more and half earn less — and is 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a cooks, institution and cafeteria in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cooks, institution and cafeteria is $37,450, and the mean (average) is $38,810. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, institution and cafeteria earn more and half earn less.
- How does cooks, institution and cafeteria pay compare to the US average?
- At $37,450, a cooks, institution and cafeteria earns 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cooks, institution and cafeteria are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 441,050 cooks, institution and cafeteria employed nationally (SOC 35-2012), across all industries.
- Where does this cooks, institution and cafeteria salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-2012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-2012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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