Cook salaries in New York.
What Cook roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$19.84/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$17.92/hr – $22.53/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
88.6%
187 of 211 roles
Live roles
211
open right now
This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.
Salary trend
median · USD per hourSalary distribution
USD per hour · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Substitute Pastry Cook-1
Asian Cook I
Cook I (Popeyes)
Cook - NYC Sites (Flexible)
Lead Line Cook - Ludlow House
Lead Line Cook - Dumbo House
Premium Cook Sushi
Premium Cook
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 42 |
Seneca Gaming Corporation
|
$37,274 | 24 |
Chuck E. Cheese
|
$36,400 | 21 |
| LP Le Pain Quotidien | $41,600 | 14 |
ASM Global
|
$41,600 | 11 |
Trinity Health
|
$43,680 | 9 |
| AC Amherst College | $44,710 | 8 |
|
Soho House & Co.
|
$52,000 | 6 |
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How much do Cook roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Cook roles in New York is $19.84/hr per year. Most pay falls between $17.92/hr (25th percentile) and $22.53/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $16.98/hr to $26.06/hr.
These figures are computed live from 211 active Cook roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 187 (88.6%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Cook roles in New York include Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Resorts World Las Vegas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Soho House & Co..
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Cook salary in New York?
- The median is $41,267 per year, with most pay between $37,274 and $46,862 (25th–75th percentile), based on 187 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cook salary range in New York?
- Pay ranges from about $35,325 to $54,213 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $41,267. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.