Cooks, Private Household Salary in the US
A cooks, private household earns a national median of $47,940 a year (mean $53,680) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #599 of 825.
How much does a cooks, private household earn in the US?
A cooks, private household in the United States earns a median of $47,940 a year (mean $53,680), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,100 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-2013), ranked #599 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$47,940
per year
Mean
$53,680
per year
Employment
1,100
US workers
National rank
#599
of 825 by median
What a cooks, private household earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cooks, private household (SOC 35-2013) earns a median annual wage of $47,940 and a mean (average) of $53,680. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, private household earn more and half earn less — and is 6% 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, private household in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cooks, private household is $47,940, and the mean (average) is $53,680. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, private household earn more and half earn less.
- How does cooks, private household pay compare to the US average?
- At $47,940, a cooks, private household earns 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cooks, private household are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,100 cooks, private household employed nationally (SOC 35-2013), across all industries.
- Where does this cooks, private household 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 35-2013. 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 35-2013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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