Salary for Texas

Cooks, Restaurant

Average Salary: $33,330
Median Salary: $32,868
10th Percentile: $24,750
25th Percentile: $29,502
75th Percentile: $38,071
90th Percentile: $40,381

Data sourced from 112,270 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$37,334	$25,971	$31,559	$37,521	$41,085	$49,027

Texas Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Waco, TX	$31,163	$23,639	$26,114	$31,284	$33,253	$37,895
Wichita Falls, TX	$29,436	$23,001	$25,014	$30,514	$31,757	$37,004
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$31,559	$23,738	$26,092	$31,658	$33,561	$38,687
Longview, TX	$30,371	$23,188	$25,157	$30,811	$33,308	$37,642
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$33,044	$24,838	$30,734	$32,560	$37,411	$39,787
Tyler, TX	$30,899	$23,980	$25,443	$31,152	$32,890	$38,390
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$35,673	$26,741	$31,570	$34,320	$39,479	$41,646
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$28,281	$21,120	$24,024	$29,293	$31,295	$34,254
Corpus Christi, TX	$30,965	$23,133	$25,234	$31,152	$33,044	$38,665
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$35,618	$26,609	$31,867	$35,871	$38,775	$41,558
El Paso, TX	$28,501	$21,725	$24,222	$29,183	$31,163	$34,914
Laredo, TX	$28,545	$21,241	$23,782	$29,491	$31,306	$36,025
Lubbock, TX	$30,723	$22,946	$25,399	$31,031	$32,791	$37,730
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,391	$21,516	$24,112	$29,491	$31,361	$35,651
Odessa, TX	$33,737	$24,761	$30,811	$33,792	$38,709	$40,920
Sherman-Denison, TX	$32,527	$23,562	$29,007	$32,109	$36,080	$39,457
Victoria, TX	$30,932	$23,166	$25,575	$31,174	$32,296	$38,379
Abilene, TX	$30,008	$23,353	$25,410	$30,305	$31,988	$37,620
Amarillo, TX	$30,734	$23,122	$25,157	$31,064	$32,780	$37,763
College Station-Bryan, TX	$30,910	$23,705	$26,246	$31,240	$32,593	$38,137
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$33,561	$24,849	$29,183	$33,319	$38,104	$40,062
Killeen-Temple, TX	$30,701	$23,188	$24,662	$31,218	$33,132	$38,104
Midland, TX	$34,980	$25,311	$31,119	$34,540	$39,545	$41,514
San Angelo, TX	$31,658	$22,693	$25,245	$31,339	$35,629	$38,203
Texarkana, TX-AR	$30,085	$24,277	$25,509	$30,162	$31,702	$37,664

Texas Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Big Thicket Region of Texas	$30,030	$23,067	$25,168	$31,152	$32,747	$38,148
Border Region of Texas	$28,556	$22,880	$23,661	$29,062	$32,098	$36,608
West Texas Region of Texas	$30,074	$22,506	$25,168	$31,383	$32,703	$38,027
North Texas Region of Texas	$29,370	$22,440	$24,057	$30,569	$32,659	$37,873
Hill Country Region of Texas	$30,514	$20,075	$25,179	$31,504	$34,485	$38,324
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$29,249	$20,075	$24,706	$31,273	$32,252	$38,005

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

NORTHEAST TRAINING CENTER -MJ TRAINING

Registered Date: 11-18-2020

Address

11510 HOMESTEAD RD. SUITE 295 & 299 - HOUSTON, TX 77016

Training and Development SpecialistsSearch Marketing StrategistsNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsHealth Education SpecialistsSocial and Human Service AssistantsCommunity Health WorkersProducers and DirectorsAudio and Video TechniciansFilm and Video EditorsPharmacy TechniciansMedical Records SpecialistsNursing AssistantsPhlebotomistsSecurity GuardsCooks, RestaurantJanitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersBarbersBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksCustomer Service RepresentativesHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingCargo and Freight AgentsProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksData Entry KeyersBoilermakersConstruction LaborersElectriciansElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHeatin

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE

Registered Date: 05-06-1994

Address

P.O. BOX 4000 - THREE RIVERS, TX 78071

Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaCooks, RestaurantCarpentersElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

LEE COLLEGE, HUNTSVILLE CENTER

Registered Date: 11-22-2019

Address

168C College Ethridge Boulevard - Huntsville, TX 77340

Software DevelopersSoil and Plant ScientistsCooks, RestaurantAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersCabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Hamilton-Ryker - Priority Personnel

Registered Date: 06-16-2020

Address

1921 Corporate Drive #103 - San Marcos, TX 78666

Medical and Health Services ManagersTraining and Development SpecialistsPharmacy TechniciansLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesMedical Records SpecialistsHome Health AidesNursing AssistantsCooks, Restaurant

Global Necessities, Inc.

Registered Date: 09-29-2021

Address

3114 Stargate Court - Houston, TX 77068

Cooks, RestaurantChildcare Workers

Le'Take Over Eatery llc

Registered Date: 05-16-2023

Address

5213 Langley Rd, - Houston, TX 77016

Culturingua

Registered Date: 12-16-2022

Address

8920 John Barrett Drive - San Antonio, TX 78240

ACE Hospitality Consortium w/ Dallas College

Registered Date: 07-18-2014

Address

801 MAIN STREET - DALLAS, TX 75202

Cooks, RestaurantBakers

Windham School District

Registered Date: 02-10-1977

Address

PO Box 40 - Huntsville, TX 77340

Computer ProgrammersComputer Occupations, All OtherArchitectural and Civil DraftersMechanical DraftersSoil and Plant ScientistsGraphic DesignersCooks, RestaurantLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersBarbersCarpentersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSheet Metal WorkersComputer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersAutomotive Body and Related RepairersAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralStructural Metal Fabricators and FittersBakersMachinistsMolding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersPrepress Technicians and WorkersPrinting Press OperatorsPrint Binding and Finishing WorkersUpholsterersCabinetmakers and Bench Carpenter

ACF Apprenticeship at The Culinary School of Fort Worth

Registered Date: 10-07-2020

Address

6550 Camp Bowie Blvd, Suite 110 - Fort Worth, TX 76116

Tony's Mexican Restaurant, Inc.

Registered Date: 03-15-2021

Address

2222 Ella Blvd, - Houston,, TX 77008

Food Service ManagersCooks, RestaurantSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE - TEXARKANA

Registered Date: 02-27-1979

Address

P. O. BOX 9500 - TEXARKANA, TX 75505

James R Davis Vocational Training Instructor

Preferred Contact

Not Provided

Occupation Paths

Soil and Plant ScientistsDental AssistantsCooks, Institution and CafeteriaCooks, RestaurantElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersTelecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersCabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersDental Laboratory Technicians

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