Wages & salaries for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA Wages & salaries for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA Cooks, institution and cafeteria (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2012) in Lafayette, LA (BLS Area code: 29180 ) earned an average wage of $7.52 per hour and an average annual salary of $15,640Lafayette, LA700Cooks, institution and cafeteriaIndustry comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA earned 27% less than average for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA earned 52% less than the average worker in Lafayette, LA.

State salary comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA earned 52% less than the average worker in Louisiana.

National salary comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA earned 60% less than the average worker in the United States.

Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LACooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA

Mean hourly wage:	$7.52
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$5.76
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.60
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$7.48
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.40
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.40

Cooks, institution and cafeteria in Lafayette, LA

Mean annual salary:	$15,640
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$11,990
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$13,720
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$15,560
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$17,460
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$19,560