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Cooks, Restaurant salary
in Youngstown-Warren, OH

Cooks, Restaurant in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro earn a median of $32,150 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,600 jobs (May 2025). That is 14% below the U.S. median of $37,390 and 10% below the OH statewide median of $35,540. It ranks #396 of 527 metros with published figures for this job.

COOKS, RESTAURANT · YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN, OH · BLS
BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN, OH · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$27,900P25$28,480MEDIAN$32,150P75$35,640P90$42,950
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 Youngstown?

The BLS median is $32,150 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,600 jobs pay between $28,480 and $35,640. The 10th percentile is $27,900 and the 90th is $42,950.

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

That is 14% below the U.S. median of $37,390 and 10% below the OH statewide median of $35,540. It ranks #396 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.