The median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $41,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,310.
Pay spans roughly $33,610 at the 10th percentile to $56,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.18 per hour. An estimated 62,890 people work as cooks, restaurant in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $41,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.18 |
| 10th percentile | $33,610 |
| 90th percentile | $56,630 |
| Employment | 62,890 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.