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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Nebraska

The median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Nebraska is $36,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,280.

Pay spans roughly $27,070 at the 10th percentile to $44,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.69 per hour. An estimated 5,050 people work as cooks, restaurant in Nebraska.

Median (annual)$36,800
Mean (annual)$36,280
Median (hourly)$17.69
10th percentile$27,070
90th percentile$44,100
Employment5,050

Updated 2026-07-23.

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