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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Asheville, NC

The median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Asheville, NC is $36,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,590.

Pay spans roughly $28,080 at the 10th percentile to $45,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.40 per hour. An estimated 2,920 people work as cooks, restaurant in Asheville, NC.

Median (annual)$36,200
Mean (annual)$35,590
Median (hourly)$17.40
10th percentile$28,080
90th percentile$45,260
Employment2,920

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.