Best states for a banquet cook

Q: What is the best state for banquet cooks?

The best state to be a banquet cook is Nevada based on banquet cook salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for banquet cooks?

The highest paying state for banquet cooks is Mississippi based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for banquet cooks?

The worst state for banquet cooks is Alabama, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Banquet cook opportunities vary in different parts of the country. In order to help you determine the best states for banquet cooks, we ranked all fifty states from best to worst for banquet cooks.Although there are abundant banquet cook jobs in the United States, a large number of them are in the South. Nevada is the best state in the country for banquet cook jobs.

To do that, we looked at the most recent data we have available for the following criteria -- average annual wages, and availability of jobs for banquet cooks.We found that the South is best for banquet cooks, and the West is the worst. San Francisco, CA is the best city in the country for banquet cook jobs, where as Nevada is the best state in the country.

10 best states for banquet cooks in 2025

1. Nevada
Total banquet cook jobs: 401
Average annual salary: $38,639
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
1.12
Banquet cook jobs in Nevada
2. California
Total banquet cook jobs: 3,771
Average annual salary: $47,015
Lowest 10 percent earn: $36,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $59,000
Location Quotient:
0.76
Banquet cook jobs in California
3. Connecticut
Total banquet cook jobs: 393
Average annual salary: $44,162
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $54,000
Location Quotient:
0.69
Banquet cook jobs in Connecticut
4. Massachusetts
Total banquet cook jobs: 882
Average annual salary: $44,853
Lowest 10 percent earn: $36,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $55,000
Location Quotient:
0.56
Banquet cook jobs in Massachusetts
5. Illinois
Total banquet cook jobs: 1,930
Average annual salary: $41,098
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Location Quotient:
0.95
Banquet cook jobs in Illinois
6. Hawaii
Total banquet cook jobs: 95
Average annual salary: $49,792
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $59,000
Location Quotient:
0.66
Banquet cook jobs in Hawaii
7. Idaho
Total banquet cook jobs: 234
Average annual salary: $39,521
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
0.83
Banquet cook jobs in Idaho
8. Colorado
Total banquet cook jobs: 1,113
Average annual salary: $39,510
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Banquet cook jobs in Colorado
9. Washington
Total banquet cook jobs: 731
Average annual salary: $43,832
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $54,000
Location Quotient:
0.59
Banquet cook jobs in Washington
10. Wisconsin
Total banquet cook jobs: 775
Average annual salary: $38,552
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $47,000
Location Quotient:
0.82
Banquet cook jobs in Wisconsin

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a banquet cook

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a banquet cook

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Nevada	$38,639	$30,000	2,998,039	401
2	California	$47,015	$36,000	39,536,653	3,771
3	Connecticut	$44,162	$35,000	3,588,184	393
4	Massachusetts	$44,853	$36,000	6,859,819	882
5	Illinois	$41,098	$32,000	12,802,023	1,930
6	Hawaii	$49,792	$41,000	1,427,538	95
7	Idaho	$39,521	$31,000	1,716,943	234
8	Colorado	$39,510	$31,000	5,607,154	1,113
9	Washington	$43,832	$35,000	7,405,743	731
10	Wisconsin	$38,552	$30,000	5,795,483	775
11	North Carolina	$36,564	$28,000	10,273,419	1,862
12	New Jersey	$42,676	$34,000	9,005,644	944
13	Florida	$36,404	$28,000	20,984,400	4,045
14	Missouri	$36,290	$28,000	6,113,532	1,211
15	Oregon	$41,873	$33,000	4,142,776	448
16	North Dakota	$37,771	$30,000	755,393	118
17	Kansas	$35,547	$28,000	2,913,123	601
18	Alaska	$39,296	$34,000	739,795	116
19	Indiana	$34,337	$27,000	6,666,818	1,368
20	Arizona	$34,830	$27,000	7,016,270	1,267
21	Minnesota	$36,028	$29,000	5,576,606	954
22	Utah	$34,761	$27,000	3,101,833	519
23	Maine	$35,730	$29,000	1,335,907	151
24	District of Columbia	$42,286	$33,000	693,972	85
25	New York	$37,689	$30,000	19,849,399	1,595
26	Vermont	$36,932	$30,000	623,657	61
27	Nebraska	$34,643	$27,000	1,920,076	264
28	South Dakota	$34,762	$27,000	869,666	100
29	Tennessee	$30,983	$24,000	6,715,984	1,519
30	Wyoming	$33,656	$26,000	579,315	94
31	Rhode Island	$35,615	$28,000	1,059,639	112
32	Delaware	$35,529	$28,000	961,939	130
33	New Mexico	$32,746	$26,000	2,088,070	355
34	Iowa	$32,967	$26,000	3,145,711	572
35	Ohio	$32,032	$25,000	11,658,609	1,904
36	South Carolina	$32,406	$25,000	5,024,369	899
37	Oklahoma	$30,545	$24,000	3,930,864	883
38	Montana	$33,211	$26,000	1,050,493	198
39	Arkansas	$30,293	$24,000	3,004,279	652
40	Michigan	$31,493	$25,000	9,962,311	1,364
41	Texas	$30,546	$24,000	28,304,596	5,058
42	Maryland	$34,376	$27,000	6,052,177	819
43	New Hampshire	$34,217	$27,000	1,342,795	159
44	Louisiana	$28,421	$22,000	4,684,333	832
45	Kentucky	$27,957	$22,000	4,454,189	862
46	Mississippi	$26,410	$20,000	2,984,100	575
47	Pennsylvania	$29,103	$23,000	12,805,537	1,886
48	West Virginia	$27,629	$21,000	1,815,857	257
49	Georgia	$28,595	$22,000	10,429,379	1,676
50	Virginia	$30,601	$24,000	8,470,020	1,261
51	Alabama	$28,463	$22,000	4,874,747	685

Highest paying states for banquet cooks

Rank	State	Avg. Banquet Cook Salary
1	Nevada	$38,639
2	California	$47,015
3	Connecticut	$44,162
4	Massachusetts	$44,853
5	Illinois	$41,098
6	Hawaii	$49,792
7	Idaho	$39,521
8	Colorado	$39,510
9	Washington	$43,832
10	Wisconsin	$38,552
11	North Carolina	$36,564
12	New Jersey	$42,676
13	Florida	$36,404
14	Missouri	$36,290
15	Oregon	$41,873
16	North Dakota	$37,771
17	Kansas	$35,547
18	Alaska	$39,296
19	Indiana	$34,337
20	Arizona	$34,830
21	Minnesota	$36,028
22	Utah	$34,761
23	Maine	$35,730
24	District of Columbia	$42,286
25	New York	$37,689
26	Vermont	$36,932
27	Nebraska	$34,643
28	South Dakota	$34,762
29	Tennessee	$30,983
30	Wyoming	$33,656
31	Rhode Island	$35,615
32	Delaware	$35,529
33	New Mexico	$32,746
34	Iowa	$32,967
35	Ohio	$32,032
36	South Carolina	$32,406
37	Oklahoma	$30,545
38	Montana	$33,211
39	Arkansas	$30,293
40	Michigan	$31,493
41	Texas	$30,546
42	Maryland	$34,376
43	New Hampshire	$34,217
44	Louisiana	$28,421
45	Kentucky	$27,957
46	Mississippi	$26,410
47	Pennsylvania	$29,103
48	West Virginia	$27,629
49	Georgia	$28,595
50	Virginia	$30,601
51	Alabama	$28,463

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Total banquet cook jobs:	401
Average annual salary:	$38,639
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$30,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$49,000
Location Quotient:	1.12

Best states for a banquet cook

10 best states for banquet cooks in 2025

1. Nevada

2. California

3. Connecticut

4. Massachusetts

5. Illinois

6. Hawaii

7. Idaho

8. Colorado

9. Washington

10. Wisconsin