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Cooks, Restaurant salary
in Beckley, WV

Median base pay · Beckley, WV
$28,770
≈ $13.83/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 420 jobs
Middle 50%
$27,270–$30,860
vs U.S. median
-23%
Metro rank
#496 of 527

Cooks, Restaurant in the Beckley, WV metro earn a median of $28,770 a year, based on BLS estimates for 420 jobs (May 2025). That is 23% below the U.S. median of $37,390 and 3% below the WV statewide median of $29,590. It ranks #496 of 527 metros with published figures for this job.

COOKS, RESTAURANT · BECKLEY, WV · BLS
BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BECKLEY, WV · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$21,910P25$27,270MEDIAN$28,770P75$30,860P90$36,760
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$28,700P25$34,010MEDIAN$37,390P75$44,620P90$47,900
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What is the average Cooks, Restaurant salary in Beckley?

The BLS median is $28,770 a year (May 2025). Half of the 420 jobs pay between $27,270 and $30,860. The 10th percentile is $21,910 and the 90th is $36,760.

Is Beckley a high-paying metro for Cooks, Restaurant?

That is 23% below the U.S. median of $37,390 and 3% below the WV statewide median of $29,590. It ranks #496 of 527 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Cooks, Restaurant make an hour in Beckley?

About $13.83 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $28,770 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $13.11–$14.84 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

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.