General/Institution Cook Hourly Rate

Updated: 3 Jun 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$8	$16	$24
Hourly Rate	$8.60 - $15.46
Hourly Tips	$0.60 - $1.36
Overtime	$10.10 - $23.19

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$16K	$32K	$48K
Bonus	$0.00 - $1,017
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$18,023 - $32,738
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Jun 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 156

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Job Listings for General/Institution Cook Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 15	General Cooks (AJ-287)	Saad Group	Ohio
	-HSC / Diploma in Hotel Management with minimum 3 to 5 years experience in 4 to 5 Star Hotels / Hospitality Services. -Fluent in English. -Gulf experience... Indeed
Jan 18	General Cook/ Assistant Cook	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts
	Hours/week General Cook 16hrs/ Assistant Cook 16hrs... recipes in the preparation of food. GENERAL COOK: Prepares and cooks meats, fish, poultry, gravies, soups... Indeed
Jan 18	General Cook	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts
	General Cook School/Unit Harvard University... with on-the-job training for Assistant Cook, Short Order Cook and Kitchen person/Chef’s Helper when... Indeed
Jan 24	FT General Cook II @ Donahue Hall (PM hours)	Villanova University	Pennsylvania
	and sanitation. Assists Chefs and Assistant Chefs as needed and may be the lead cook during a shift. Responsible for food safety and sanitation under guidelines... Indeed

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Residential Care / Assisted Living Facility	$8.27 - $14.48
Food Service	$7.61 - $14.40
Healthcare	$8.26 - $15.19
Child Care / Day Care	$7.89 - $14.26
Education, K-12 Schools	$8.32 - $16.15

Key Statistics for General/Institution Cook Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 59%			Male 41%
Hourly Rate:	$9.59 - $12.32			$10.00 - $14.27

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

31%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

15%

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$8.30 - $12.73
Associate's Degree	$8.21 - $14.68
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Culinary Arts	Not enough data
Associate of Science (AS), Pastry and Culinary Arts	Not enough data
Associate of Science (AS), Culinary Arts	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 59%		Dental: 46%
	Vision: 35%		None: 36%

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Career Path for General/Institution Cook Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

General/Institution Cook

Salary Range

$18,023 - $32,738

	Cook, Institution and Cafeteria $16,318 - $32,789
	Line Cook $17,022 - $30,424
	Cook, Restaurant $15,436 - $31,134

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

General/Institution Cook

Salary Range

$18,023 - $32,738

	Sous Chef $23,842 - $47,925
	Line Cook $17,022 - $30,424
	Head Chef/Cook $20,415 - $52,109

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Top Cities by Popularity

1. Denver, Colorado

2. San Diego, California

3. San Antonio, Texas

4. Duluth, Minnesota

5. Chicago, Illinois

6. New Orleans, Louisiana

7. Verona, Wisconsin

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