SOC 35-2014 · San Angelo, TX metro

Cooks, Restaurant Salary in San Angelo, TX

The average salary for cooks, restaurant in San Angelo, Texas is $30,420 a year ($14.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,800: half of the 510 people in this job in the San Angelo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,073).

$30,420average per year

$14.62 / hourMedian $29,800Take-home ≈ $26,622

  • $22K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

510people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#18 of 25Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cooks, Restaurant pay range in San Angelo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,930 or more. The middle half of cooks, restaurant in San Angelo earn between $26,000 and $34,510.

  • $22K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,420$2,535$14.62
Median$29,800$2,483$14.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$26,000$2,167$12.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,510$2,876$16.59

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

Cooks, Restaurant salary after taxes in San Angelo

On the average salary of $30,420, a single filer in San Angelo takes home about $26,622 a year, or $2,219 a month and $1,024 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Angelo a good place for cooks, restaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Angelo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $30,420 buys what about $32,903 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Angelo ($43,530). A typical home costs $236,295, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, Restaurant salary in other Texas cities

San Angelo ranks 18th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($36,430).

All Cooks, Restaurant salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for cooks, restaurant

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,460).

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Cooks, Restaurant salary in San Angelo: questions

How much do cooks, restaurant make an hour in San Angelo?

$14.62 an hour on average, and $14.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cooks, restaurant salary in San Angelo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $26,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cooks, restaurant take-home pay in San Angelo?

About $26,622 a year ($2,219 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,420. Texas has no state income tax.

Do cooks, restaurant earn more in San Angelo than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,073).

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 35-2014; area San Angelo, TX (41660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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