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Occupation / job

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$37,450

Median annual pay. Half earn less than this.

$18.00

Hourly at a standard 2,080-hour year. We do not yet have unpaid-time or cost data for this, so this is not an adjusted figure.

$32,440–44,800

The middle half. A quarter earn below this range.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, 2025 · view

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