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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Pennsylvania

The median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Pennsylvania is $35,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $34,140.

Pay spans roughly $21,500 at the 10th percentile to $44,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.99 per hour. An estimated 54,830 people work as cooks, restaurant in Pennsylvania.

Median (annual)$35,340
Mean (annual)$34,140
Median (hourly)$16.99
10th percentile$21,500
90th percentile$44,390
Employment54,830

Updated 2026-07-23.

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