Cooks, Short Order Salary in the US
A cooks, short order earns a national median of $35,880 a year (mean $36,120) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #786 of 825.
How much does a cooks, short order earn in the US?
A cooks, short order in the United States earns a median of $35,880 a year (mean $36,120), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 138,650 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-2015), ranked #786 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,880
per year
Mean
$36,120
per year
Employment
138,650
US workers
National rank
#786
of 825 by median
What a cooks, short order earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cooks, short order (SOC 35-2015) earns a median annual wage of $35,880 and a mean (average) of $36,120. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, short order earn more and half earn less — and is 30% 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, short order in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cooks, short order is $35,880, and the mean (average) is $36,120. The median is the midpoint — half of cooks, short order earn more and half earn less.
- How does cooks, short order pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,880, a cooks, short order earns 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cooks, short order are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 138,650 cooks, short order employed nationally (SOC 35-2015), across all industries.
- Where does this cooks, short order 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 35-2015. 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 35-2015 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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