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Restaurant Cooks in Indiana

Restaurant Cooks in Indiana

Want to work in Indiana as a Restaurant Cook? Read this first!

10.2% Jobs Projection
$23,350 Median Salary
4,220 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Restaurant Cooks in Indiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Restaurant Cooks in Indiana is growing faster than average.

  • Restaurant Cooks in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Restaurant Cooks Work in Indiana?

27,890 people worked as Restaurant Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 26,050 Restaurant Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,840 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 17,110 Restaurant Cooks working in it, which means Indiana has more Restaurant Cooks than average.

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Restaurant Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 10.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.8%.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,220 annual job openings, and a total of 29,840 jobs for Indiana Restaurant Cooks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 195,300 annual jobs and 1,377,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Restaurant Cooks Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Restaurant Cooks ranged from $17,510 to $33,030 with $23,350 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.42 to $15.88. The median hourly rate was $11.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.82 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.41.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Restaurant Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Restaurant Cooks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 37,530 $27,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 9,750 $24,450
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 9,420 $23,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 7,660 $23,960
Fort Wayne, IN 2,080 $23,520
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1,460 $25,640
Evansville, IN-KY 1,460 $23,470
Bloomington, IN 900 $23,830
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 770 $24,310
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 690 $22,830
Terre Haute, IN 610 $21,900
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 490 $23,000
Kokomo, IN 480 $20,730
Muncie, IN 400 $19,310

Top States for Restaurant Cooks Employment

View the list below to see where most Restaurant Cooks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 166,420 $29,130
Florida 110,600 $26,960
Texas 110,440 $24,980
New York 73,340 $28,100
Pennsylvania 55,980 $25,290
Illinois 48,660 $27,350
North Carolina 47,350 $23,630
Georgia 37,770 $23,430
Ohio 37,220 $24,730
Michigan 37,160 $24,120
Virginia 33,380 $24,930
Colorado 32,910 $28,460
Washington 32,510 $31,950
Massachusetts 29,880 $30,720
Missouri 28,990 $24,150
Minnesota 28,480 $28,810
Indiana 27,890 $23,350
Arizona 25,570 $26,950
Wisconsin 24,540 $25,150
South Carolina 24,430 $22,840

Below are the states where Restaurant Cooks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $32,580
Washington $31,950
New Jersey $30,870
Hawaii $30,830
Massachusetts $30,720
Vermont $30,620
Rhode Island $30,130
Nevada $30,060
Alaska $29,270
Connecticut $29,170

Discover similar careers:

Occupation Indiana Employment Total
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 10,360
Cooks, Fast Food 8,810
Cooks, Short Order 1,210

References

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