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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Baton Rouge, LA is $30,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $31,970.

Pay spans roughly $22,030 at the 10th percentile to $38,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $14.48 per hour. An estimated 2,720 people work as cooks, restaurant in Baton Rouge, LA.

Median (annual)$30,110
Mean (annual)$31,970
Median (hourly)$14.48
10th percentile$22,030
90th percentile$38,230
Employment2,720

Updated 2026-07-23.

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