Alabama Wages 35-2014.00 - Cooks, Restaurant Bright Outlook  

In Alabama:

  • Workers on average earn $32,180.
  • 10% of workers earn $24,170 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $39,220 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $37,390.
  • 10% of workers earn $28,700 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,900 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$28,700$34,010$37,390$44,620$47,900
Alabama$24,170$28,930$32,180$36,220$39,220
Anniston-Oxford, AL$22,500$27,780$29,850$34,680$36,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL$23,480$28,380$30,580$35,700$37,450
Birmingham, AL$28,500$30,210$34,340$36,620$38,590
Columbus, GA-AL$23,000$27,590$30,470$34,490$37,310
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$26,780$29,400$33,850$36,550$42,910
Decatur, AL$23,580$28,350$32,410$36,610$38,120
Dothan, AL$22,990$27,700$29,710$34,800$36,850
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$22,200$27,880$30,350$35,130$36,820
Gadsden, AL$22,950$26,820$28,790$31,800$35,870
Huntsville, AL$27,610$30,650$35,520$37,400$44,660
Mobile, AL$24,130$29,350$33,030$36,330$43,540
Montgomery, AL$24,820$28,900$33,070$36,340$39,340
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$21,940$27,520$30,490$34,940$41,840
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$21,590$27,100$30,820$34,940$36,800
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$22,250$26,820$30,320$34,740$36,640
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$22,250$26,930$30,760$35,820$37,230
Tuscaloosa, AL$24,850$28,200$30,690$35,070$38,110

In Alabama:

  • Workers on average earn $15.47 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.62 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.86 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $17.98 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $13.80 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $23.03 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$13.80$16.35$17.98$21.45$23.03
Alabama$11.62$13.91$15.47$17.41$18.86
Anniston-Oxford, AL$10.82$13.35$14.35$16.67$17.31
Auburn-Opelika, AL$11.29$13.64$14.70$17.16$18.01
Birmingham, AL$13.70$14.52$16.51$17.61$18.55
Columbus, GA-AL$11.06$13.27$14.65$16.58$17.94
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$12.88$14.13$16.27$17.57$20.63
Decatur, AL$11.34$13.63$15.58$17.60$18.33
Dothan, AL$11.05$13.32$14.29$16.73$17.72
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$10.68$13.40$14.59$16.89$17.70
Gadsden, AL$11.03$12.89$13.84$15.29$17.24
Huntsville, AL$13.28$14.74$17.08$17.98$21.47
Mobile, AL$11.60$14.11$15.88$17.47$20.93
Montgomery, AL$11.94$13.90$15.90$17.47$18.91
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$10.55$13.23$14.66$16.80$20.11
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$10.38$13.03$14.82$16.80$17.69
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$10.70$12.90$14.58$16.70$17.61
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$10.70$12.95$14.79$17.22$17.90
Tuscaloosa, AL$11.95$13.56$14.76$16.86$18.32