SOC 35-2019 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Cooks, All Other Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for other cooks in San Antonio, Texas is $33,210 a year ($15.97 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,000: half of the 290 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,228).

$33,210average per year

$15.97 / hourMedian $33,000Take-home ≈ $28,864

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

290people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 11Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cooks, All Other pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,260 or more. The middle half of other cooks in San Antonio earn between $26,400 and $35,190.

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,210$2,768$15.97
Median$33,000$2,750$15.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$26,400$2,200$12.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,190$2,932$16.92

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

Cooks, All Other salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $33,210, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $28,864 a year, or $2,405 a month and $1,110 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 San Antonio a good place for other cooks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $33,210 buys what about $35,063 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, All Other salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 5th of 11 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($37,950).

All Cooks, All Other salaries in Texas

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 San Antonio: questions

How much do other cooks make an hour in San Antonio?

$15.97 an hour on average, and $15.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other cooks salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $26,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other cooks take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $28,864 a year ($2,405 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,210. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other cooks earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 20.0%.
  • 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 2.05, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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