Cooks, Restaurant salary
in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Cooks, Restaurant in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro earn a median of $39,610 a year, based on BLS estimates for 3,100 jobs (May 2025). That is 6% above the U.S. median of $37,390 and 9% below the NY statewide median of $43,680. It ranks #69 of 527 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE3,100 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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COOKS, RESTAURANT PAY IN OTHER NY METROS
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYmedian $44,000
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJmedian $43,740
- Kingston, NYmedian $43,150
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan areamedian $42,720
- Ithaca, NYmedian $39,280
- Syracuse, NYmedian $38,740
- Glens Falls, NYmedian $38,730
- Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areamedian $38,440
Questions
What is the average Cooks, Restaurant salary in Albany?
The BLS median is $39,610 a year (May 2025). Half of the 3,100 jobs pay between $37,450 and $44,880. The 10th percentile is $34,040 and the 90th is $46,630.
Is Albany a high-paying metro for Cooks, Restaurant?
That is 6% above the U.S. median of $37,390 and 9% below the NY statewide median of $43,680. It ranks #69 of 527 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.