Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations | 35-0000 | $19,924 $9.58 | $17,118 $8.23 | $21,327 $10.25 | $17,266 $8.30 | $18,666 $8.97 | $21,589 $10.38 |
Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 35-2000 | $19,043 $9.16 | $17,149 $8.24 | $19,990 $9.61 | $17,271 $8.30 | $18,641 $8.96 | $20,887 $10.04 |
Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 35-3000 | $19,481 $9.37 | $17,088 $8.22 | $20,678 $9.94 | $17,171 $8.26 | $18,511 $8.90 | $20,963 $10.08 |
Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 35-9000 | $17,799 $8.56 | $17,151 $8.25 | $18,123 $8.71 | $16,913 $8.13 | $17,915 $8.61 | $18,916 $9.09 |
Supervisors, Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1000 | $27,347 $13.15 | $19,113 $9.19 | $31,463 $15.13 | $20,858 $10.03 | $26,166 $12.58 | $31,885 $15.33 |
Bartenders | 35-3011 | $21,218 $10.20 | $17,074 $8.21 | $23,290 $11.20 | $17,395 $8.36 | $18,985 $9.13 | $22,314 $10.73 |
Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | $31,934 $15.35 | $25,094 $12.06 | $35,354 $17.00 | $25,236 $12.13 | $27,974 $13.45 | $33,387 $16.05 |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | $17,629 $8.48 | $17,116 $8.23 | $17,886 $8.60 | $16,887 $8.12 | $17,905 $8.61 | $18,923 $9.10 |
Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | $17,616 $8.47 | $17,182 $8.26 | $17,833 $8.57 | $16,949 $8.15 | $17,961 $8.64 | $18,973 $9.12 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 35-2012 | $19,731 $9.49 | $17,122 $8.23 | $21,036 $10.11 | $17,376 $8.35 | $18,875 $9.07 | $21,933 $10.54 |
Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | $20,078 $9.65 | $17,194 $8.27 | $21,519 $10.35 | $17,875 $8.59 | $19,760 $9.50 | $22,459 $10.80 |
Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | $19,128 $9.20 | $17,127 $8.23 | $20,129 $9.68 | $17,429 $8.38 | $18,965 $9.12 | $21,461 $10.32 |
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 35-3022 | $17,575 $8.45 | $17,010 $8.18 | $17,857 $8.59 | $16,770 $8.06 | $17,775 $8.55 | $18,780 $9.03 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | $19,323 $9.29 | $17,136 $8.24 | $20,417 $9.82 | $17,111 $8.23 | $18,335 $8.82 | $19,788 $9.51 |
Dishwashers | 35-9021 | $17,327 $8.33 | $17,151 $8.25 | $17,416 $8.37 | $16,860 $8.11 | $17,806 $8.56 | $18,752 $9.02 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | $26,752 $12.86 | $18,756 $9.02 | $30,751 $14.78 | $20,228 $9.73 | $25,689 $12.35 | $31,742 $15.26 |
Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | $18,536 $8.91 | $17,099 $8.22 | $19,255 $9.26 | $17,016 $8.18 | $18,195 $8.75 | $19,384 $9.32 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 35-3041 | $17,635 $8.48 | $16,895 $8.12 | $18,004 $8.66 | $16,734 $8.05 | $17,772 $8.54 | $18,828 $9.05 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | $17,539 $8.43 | $17,158 $8.25 | $17,729 $8.52 | $16,896 $8.12 | $17,870 $8.59 | $18,844 $9.06 |
Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | $21,057 $10.12 | $17,094 $8.22 | $23,038 $11.08 | $17,703 $8.51 | $19,732 $9.49 | $23,220 $11.16 |
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