Wages & salaries for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA Wages & salaries for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA Cooks, institution and cafeteria (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2012) in State College, PA (BLS Area code: 44300 ) earned an average wage of $10.89 per hour and an average annual salary of $22,660State College, PA180Cooks, institution and cafeteriaIndustry comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA earned 6% more than average for Cooks, institution and cafeteria in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA earned 36% less than the average worker in State College, PA.

State salary comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA earned 41% less than the average worker in Pennsylvania.

National salary comparison
Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA earned 42% less than the average worker in the United States.

Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PACooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA

Mean hourly wage:	$10.89
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$7.26
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.62
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$10.87
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$13.14
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$15.07

Cooks, institution and cafeteria in State College, PA

Mean annual salary:	$22,660
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$15,110
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$17,930
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$22,610
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$27,320
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$31,340