SOC 35-2014 · Ogden, UT metro

Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for cooks, restaurant in Ogden, Utah is $36,510 a year ($17.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,430: half of the 1,340 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,073).

$36,510average per year

$17.55 / hourMedian $36,430Take-home ≈ $30,023

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,340people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cooks, Restaurant pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,180 or more. The middle half of cooks, restaurant in Ogden earn between $31,140 and $39,100.

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,510$3,042$17.55
Median$36,430$3,036$17.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,140$2,595$14.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,100$3,258$18.80

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

Cooks, Restaurant salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $36,510, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $30,023 a year, or $2,502 a month and $1,155 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Ogden a good place for cooks, restaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $36,510 buys what about $36,383 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 14.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, Restaurant salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 3rd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($38,160).

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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 Ogden: questions

How much do cooks, restaurant make an hour in Ogden?

$17.55 an hour on average, and $17.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,023 a year ($2,502 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,510. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do cooks, restaurant earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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