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Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Des Moines, IA

Estimates come from the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Cooks, Restaurant in Des Moines, IA is $36,070, 4% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Des Moines sits within the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, Cooks, Restaurant pay runs from $29,670 to $45,010 a year, with about 3.3K people employed.

Median annual

$36,070

Median hourly

$17

Average annual

$36,980

Employed in metro

3.3K

Pay distribution

10th$29,670
25th$32,910
Median$36,070
75th$42,580
90th$45,010

Salary calculator

Hourly
$17.34
Daily
$139
Weekly
$694
Bi-weekly
$1,387
Monthly
$3,006
Annual
$36,070

$36,070 a year is around the 50th percentile for Cooks, Restaurants in Des Moines, IA. The median is $36,070.

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