Cooks, All Other · SOC 35-2019
Cooks, All Other Salary in the Cleveland Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Cleveland, TN metro area
Figures describe the Cleveland, TN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Cleveland city limits.
Cooks, All Other in the Cleveland, TN metro area earned a median of $20,420 per year ($9.82 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $20,040 at the 10th percentile to $36,600 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Cooks, All Other in the Cleveland metro area earn more than $20,420 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $20,040 and $33,810.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $20,040 | $20,040 | $20,420 | $33,810 | $36,600 |
| Hourly | $9.64 | $9.64 | $9.82 | $16.25 | $17.60 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Cleveland metro areathis metro area$20,420 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $20,040 to $33,810
- Tennesseestate (TN)$36,440 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $29,120 to $38,950
- United Statesnational$37,690 median for United States; middle half earns $32,150 to $43,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −44% vs Tennessee overall and −46% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Cleveland metro area has the 63rd-highest published median for this occupation among the 63 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for cooks, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Cleveland metro areathis page$20,420 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $20,040 to $33,810
- $38,950 median for Memphis metro area; middle half earns $37,910 to $38,950
- $35,990 median for Chattanooga metro area; middle half earns $32,240 to $37,820
- $35,120 median for Knoxville metro area; middle half earns $21,660 to $36,230
- $34,820 median for Clarksville metro area; middle half earns $27,700 to $37,070
- $33,220 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $22,030 to $37,440
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for cooks, all others · Highest-paying occupations in Cleveland Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.