Illinois State Wage Atlas

Cooks, All Other in Illinois

SOC 35-2019 · Food Preparation and Serving Related

n/aJobs in Illinois (not published, symbol **)
$43,460Mean annual wage
13th of 33Rank by mean annual wage among states with a published figure
10th: $35,94025th: $35,940Median: $35,94075th: $49,29090th: $57,310Mean: $43,460
Wage distribution in Illinois
MeasureAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$35,940$17.28
25th percentile$35,940$17.28
Median (50th)$35,940$17.28
75th percentile$49,290$23.70
90th percentile$57,310$27.56
Mean$43,460$20.90

Across 33 states with a published mean, the highest are Massachusetts ($66,760), Washington ($52,420), Nevada ($50,160); the lowest are Iowa ($30,270), Louisiana ($31,640), North Carolina ($32,660). Compare this occupation across states.

Compared with neighboring states

States that share a land border with Illinois (states that touch only at a corner are not counted).

Cooks, All Other: Illinois and bordering states
StateJobsMean annual wageMedian annual wage
Illinoisn/a$43,460$35,940
Iowa210$30,270$26,060
Indiana30$47,000$44,290
Kentucky———
Missouri70$44,860$43,990
Wisconsin50$39,300$33,760

Some figures are not shown. n/a means the source marks it unavailable (* wage, ** employment). A ≥ value (#) means the wage is at or above the top-coded limit. These are not zero.

Other jobs in this field