SOC 35-2019 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Cooks, All Other Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for other cooks in Tampa, Florida is $39,660 a year ($19.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,270: half of the 80 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,228).

$39,660average per year

$19.07 / hourMedian $40,270Take-home ≈ $34,047

  • $28K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 4Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cooks, All Other pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,540 or more. The middle half of other cooks in Tampa earn between $34,930 and $44,520.

  • $28K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,660$3,305$19.07
Median$40,270$3,356$19.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,930$2,911$16.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,520$3,710$21.40

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Cooks, All Other salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $39,660, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $34,047 a year, or $2,837 a month and $1,309 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for other cooks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $39,660 buys what about $39,310 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, All Other salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 3rd of 4 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($42,800).

All Cooks, All Other salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for other cooks

Burlington, VT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,270).

Cooks, All Other salary by city

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Cooks, All Other salary in Tampa: questions

How much do other cooks make an hour in Tampa?

$19.07 an hour on average, and $19.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other cooks salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other cooks take-home pay in Tampa?

About $34,047 a year ($2,837 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,660. Florida has no state income tax.

Do other cooks earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,228).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-2019; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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