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Cooks, Restaurant salary
in Urban Honolulu, HI

Cooks, Restaurant in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro earn a median of $42,450 a year, based on BLS estimates for 6,960 jobs (May 2025). That is 14% above the U.S. median of $37,390 and 7% below the HI statewide median of $45,420. It ranks #55 of 527 metros with published figures for this job.

COOKS, RESTAURANT · URBAN HONOLULU, HI · BLS
BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · URBAN HONOLULU, HI · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$30,270P25$36,800MEDIAN$42,450P75$47,160P90$62,550
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$28,700P25$34,010MEDIAN$37,390P75$44,620P90$47,900
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Questions

What is the average Cooks, Restaurant salary in Urban Honolulu?

The BLS median is $42,450 a year (May 2025). Half of the 6,960 jobs pay between $36,800 and $47,160. The 10th percentile is $30,270 and the 90th is $62,550.

Is Urban Honolulu a high-paying metro for Cooks, Restaurant?

That is 14% above the U.S. median of $37,390 and 7% below the HI statewide median of $45,420. It ranks #55 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.