SOC 35-2019 · Waco, TX metro

Cooks, All Other Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for other cooks in Waco, Texas is $32,150 a year ($15.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,710: half of the 60 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,228).

$32,150average per year

$15.46 / hourMedian $27,710Take-home ≈ $28,013

  • $25K10th
  • $25K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 11Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cooks, All Other pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,910 or more. The middle half of other cooks in Waco earn between $25,400 and $42,250.

  • $25K10th
  • $25K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,150$2,679$15.46
Median$27,710$2,309$13.32
Entry level (25th percentile)$25,400$2,117$12.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,250$3,521$20.31

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

Cooks, All Other salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $32,150, a single filer in Waco takes home about $28,013 a year, or $2,334 a month and $1,077 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 Waco a good place for other cooks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $32,150 buys what about $34,738 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 7th 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 Waco: questions

How much do other cooks make an hour in Waco?

$15.46 an hour on average, and $13.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

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

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

About $28,013 a year ($2,334 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,150. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other cooks earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% 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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.8%.
  • 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 3.42, this job is 3.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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