Salary for Iowa
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Average Salary
- $34,309
- Median Salary
- $33,000
- 10th Percentile
- $26,279
- 25th Percentile
- $30,624
- 75th Percentile
- $38,434
- 90th Percentile
- $41,437
Data sourced from 7,940 total jobs
In the U.S.
Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. | $37,037 | $25,575 | $30,239 | $35,761 | $41,536 | $49,753 |
Iowa Metro Areas
Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,684 | $27,082 | $31,746 | $35,112 | $39,160 | $44,858 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,751 | $29,007 | $31,922 | $36,575 | $40,227 | $45,925 |
Iowa City, IA | $37,235 | $30,030 | $32,549 | $35,475 | $39,138 | $46,343 |
Ames, IA | $36,828 | $26,697 | $30,921 | $36,388 | $42,449 | $48,499 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $34,639 | $26,741 | $31,658 | $33,495 | $38,478 | $40,722 |
Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,046 | $26,983 | $31,812 | $34,573 | $39,446 | $40,986 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $33,979 | $27,753 | $29,953 | $32,505 | $37,147 | $40,535 |
Dubuque, IA | $35,409 | $26,840 | $31,449 | $35,255 | $38,709 | $44,176 |
Iowa Non-metro Areas
Location | Average | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast Iowa | $33,165 | $25,586 | $29,458 | $31,966 | $37,389 | $41,437 |
Northwest Iowa | $32,307 | $24,002 | $27,115 | $32,153 | $36,377 | $39,424 |
Southwest Iowa | $33,110 | $25,949 | $30,514 | $31,999 | $37,290 | $39,666 |
Southeast Iowa | $32,494 | $25,542 | $29,777 | $31,702 | $36,872 | $39,413 |
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