Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · SOC 35-2012
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary in the Virgin Islands
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virgin Islands
Figures describe the territory of Virgin Islands as a whole.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Virgin Islands earned a median of $30,440 per year ($14.64 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,270 at the 10th percentile to $31,880 at the 90th. BLS estimates 110 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Virgin Islands earn more than $30,440 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $26,440 and $30,970.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,270 | $26,440 | $30,440 | $30,970 | $31,880 |
| Hourly | $10.71 | $12.71 | $14.64 | $14.89 | $15.33 |
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
- Virgin Islands$30,440 median for Virgin Islands; middle half earns $26,440 to $30,970
- United Statesnational$37,450 median for United States; middle half earns $32,440 to $44,800
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −19% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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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.