Texas Wages 35-2014.00 - Cooks, Restaurant Bright Outlook  

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $34,760.
  • 10% of workers earn $23,330 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,810 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
Texas$23,330$28,540$34,760$37,030$42,810
Abilene, TX$22,320$27,340$30,180$35,080$36,080
Amarillo, TX$21,630$27,290$30,560$35,200$36,790
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$27,540$31,860$36,810$39,320$44,490
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$21,970$27,630$30,520$35,770$37,390
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,180$23,920$29,180$35,360$36,630
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$20,690$23,340$28,670$32,310$34,740
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,060$24,070$28,680$35,300$36,860
College Station-Bryan, TX$22,730$28,250$32,630$35,650$36,680
Corpus Christi, TX$21,540$27,310$30,670$35,410$36,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,020$30,150$36,490$38,920$45,280
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,360$27,590$29,950$35,450$36,760
El Paso, TX$21,780$26,410$28,990$33,360$34,920
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,320$26,440$29,470$35,690$37,370
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24,600$28,290$35,050$37,090$38,370
Killeen-Temple, TX$22,030$27,230$30,510$35,170$36,770
Laredo, TX$19,800$22,510$28,120$31,670$34,940
Longview, TX$22,660$26,280$29,930$34,650$36,140
Lubbock, TX$22,030$27,060$30,250$35,040$36,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$19,850$22,960$28,380$32,480$34,590
Midland, TX$23,190$29,330$35,670$38,470$43,560
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,150$26,480$28,880$35,450$37,000
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,260$26,400$29,160$35,060$36,770
Odessa, TX$22,770$28,690$34,900$37,280$38,320
San Angelo, TX$21,690$26,000$29,800$34,510$36,930
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22,690$29,030$34,860$36,260$38,160
Sherman-Denison, TX$22,500$27,660$31,760$35,880$38,670
Texarkana, TX-AR$22,010$26,650$29,490$33,710$34,790
Tyler, TX$21,160$27,230$30,300$35,020$36,140
Victoria, TX$20,800$26,350$29,680$34,060$36,080
Waco, TX$21,640$27,450$31,500$35,980$37,380
Wichita Falls, TX$21,270$26,580$29,790$34,830$35,930

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $16.71 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.21 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.58 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
Texas$11.21$13.72$16.71$17.80$20.58
Abilene, TX$10.73$13.14$14.51$16.87$17.35
Amarillo, TX$10.40$13.12$14.69$16.92$17.69
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$13.24$15.32$17.70$18.91$21.39
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$10.56$13.29$14.67$17.20$17.97
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.66$11.50$14.03$17.00$17.61
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$9.95$11.22$13.79$15.53$16.70
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.61$11.57$13.79$16.97$17.72
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.93$13.58$15.69$17.14$17.63
Corpus Christi, TX$10.35$13.13$14.75$17.02$17.61
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$13.47$14.49$17.54$18.71$21.77
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.75$13.26$14.40$17.04$17.67
El Paso, TX$10.47$12.70$13.94$16.04$16.79
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.73$12.71$14.17$17.16$17.97
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$11.83$13.60$16.85$17.83$18.45
Killeen-Temple, TX$10.59$13.09$14.67$16.91$17.68
Laredo, TX$9.52$10.82$13.52$15.23$16.80
Longview, TX$10.89$12.64$14.39$16.66$17.37
Lubbock, TX$10.59$13.01$14.54$16.85$17.55
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$9.55$11.04$13.65$15.62$16.63
Midland, TX$11.15$14.10$17.15$18.50$20.94
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.65$12.73$13.89$17.04$17.79
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.70$12.69$14.02$16.86$17.68
Odessa, TX$10.95$13.80$16.78$17.92$18.42
San Angelo, TX$10.43$12.50$14.33$16.59$17.76
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.91$13.96$16.76$17.43$18.35
Sherman-Denison, TX$10.82$13.30$15.27$17.25$18.59
Texarkana, TX-AR$10.58$12.81$14.18$16.21$16.73
Tyler, TX$10.17$13.09$14.57$16.84$17.38
Victoria, TX$10.00$12.67$14.27$16.38$17.35
Waco, TX$10.40$13.20$15.14$17.30$17.97
Wichita Falls, TX$10.23$12.78$14.32$16.75$17.27