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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Texas

What Cooks, Restaurant earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 34 counties.

Average in TX
$34,241
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
32 of 33
published states
Workers in state
125,210
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
4
34 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Cooks, Restaurant pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,810$31,705$6,278Travis County, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,490$31,448$5,949Dallas County, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092Harris County, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719Bexar County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Cooks, Restaurant in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$36,490$31,448$13,677
2Austin County, TX$35,050$30,291$13,420
3Medina County, TX$34,860$30,139$11,779
4Atascosa County, TX$34,860$30,139$11,287
5San Jacinto County, TX$35,050$30,291$10,408
6Bexar County, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719
7Comal County, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719
8Guadalupe County, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719
9Wilson County, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719
10Bandera County, TX$34,860$30,139$8,719
11Brazoria County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,680
12Harris County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
13Fort Bend County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
14Montgomery County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
15Galveston County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
16Liberty County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
17Waller County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
18Chambers County, TX$35,050$30,291$8,092
19Kendall County, TX$34,860$30,139$7,651
20Tarrant County, TX$36,490$31,448$6,609
21Johnson County, TX$36,490$31,448$6,609
22Parker County, TX$36,490$31,448$6,609
23Travis County, TX$36,810$31,705$6,278
24Williamson County, TX$36,810$31,705$6,278
25Hays County, TX$36,810$31,705$6,278

Showing 25 of 34 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

Cooks, Restaurant pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Cooks, Restaurant in Texas is $34,241, based on 125,210 workers. Among the 33 states with published data, that ranks number 32. The BLS national median for the occupation is $37,390, so Texas averages 8.4% below it.

Inside Texas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $36,810 in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area and the lowest is $34,860 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, a difference of $1,950 across 4 wage areas.

Cost of living for Cooks, Restaurant in Texas

We compare 34 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $13,677. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $5,949. The median wage covers all four basics in 34 of the 34 counties.

Cooks, Restaurant in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Cooks, Restaurant are Washington ($46,257), New Hampshire ($44,655), California ($44,367) and Massachusetts ($43,651).

Frequently asked questions: Cooks, Restaurant in Texas

How much do Cooks, Restaurant earn in Texas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $34,241, from $34,860 to $36,810 depending on the labor market.

Which Texas county is best for Cooks, Restaurant?

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($13,677). Austin County, TX follows at $13,420.