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Can a cook make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a cook. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a cook is $30,564. Even cooks in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $37,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Cooks?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile cook earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| New Jersey | $46,000 |
| Hawaii | $46,000 |
| New York | $45,000 |
| Connecticut | $44,000 |
| Washington | $44,000 |
| California | $44,000 |
| District of Columbia | $44,000 |
| Massachusetts | $43,000 |
| New Hampshire | $41,000 |
| Minnesota | $40,000 |
| Vermont | $40,000 |
| Oregon | $40,000 |
| Maryland | $40,000 |
| Rhode Island | $39,000 |
| Delaware | $39,000 |
| Nevada | $38,000 |
| Michigan | $37,000 |
| Alaska | $37,000 |
| Arizona | $37,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,000 |
| Colorado | $37,000 |
| Illinois | $37,000 |
| Maine | $37,000 |
| Virginia | $37,000 |
| Ohio | $35,000 |
| Wisconsin | $35,000 |
| Utah | $35,000 |
| Florida | $34,000 |
| North Dakota | $34,000 |
| New Mexico | $34,000 |
| North Carolina | $33,000 |
| Georgia | $33,000 |
| Idaho | $33,000 |
| Tennessee | $32,000 |
| Indiana | $32,000 |
| Wyoming | $32,000 |
| South Carolina | $32,000 |
| Texas | $32,000 |
| Iowa | $32,000 |
| South Dakota | $32,000 |
| Nebraska | $32,000 |
| Kentucky | $30,000 |
| Missouri | $30,000 |
| Louisiana | $30,000 |
| Alabama | $30,000 |
| Montana | $30,000 |
| Arkansas | $29,000 |
| West Virginia | $29,000 |
| Oklahoma | $28,000 |
| Mississippi | $27,000 |
| Kansas | $27,000 |
