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Cooks, All Other Salary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

The median annual wage for Cooks, All Other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $47,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,610.

Pay spans roughly $36,880 at the 10th percentile to $47,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.64 per hour.

Median (annual)	$47,100
Mean (annual)	$46,610
Median (hourly)	$22.64
10th percentile	$36,880
90th percentile	$47,740
Employment	—

Updated 2026-07-23.

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