Cooks, All Other · SOC 35-2019
Cooks, All Other Salary in the Georgia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Georgia
Figures describe the state of Georgia as a whole.
Cooks, All Other in the Georgia earned a median of $42,960 per year ($20.65 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,590 at the 10th percentile to $42,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 340 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Cooks, All Other in the Georgia earn more than $42,960 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $34,030 and $42,960.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,590 | $34,030 | $42,960 | $42,960 | $42,960 |
| Hourly | $13.26 | $16.36 | $20.65 | $20.65 | $20.65 |
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
- Georgia$42,960 median for Georgia; middle half earns $34,030 to $42,960
- 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 +14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for cooks, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Georgiathis page$42,960 median for Georgia; middle half earns $34,030 to $42,960
- $42,960 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $36,390 to $42,960
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 Georgia
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.