Cooks, Short Order Salary in Wisconsin

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$28,130

Median hourly

$14

Average annual

$30,050

Employed in state

2.3K

The median annual salary for Cooks, Short Order in Wisconsin is $28,130, or about $14 an hour. That is 22% lower than the national median.

Pay in Wisconsin ranges from $22,550 at the 10th percentile to $39,080 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.3K people work as cooks, short order in the state.

Pay distribution in Wisconsin

10th$22,550

25th$27,440

Median$28,130

75th$32,590

90th$39,080

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $13.52
Daily: $108
Weekly: $541
Bi-weekly: $1,082
Monthly: $2,344
Annual: $28,130

$28,130 a year is around the 50th percentile for Cooks, Short Orders in Wisconsin. The median is $28,130.

Cooks, Short Order — Wisconsin
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$10.80	$22,550
25th percentile	$13.20	$27,440
Median	$13.50	$28,130
75th percentile	$15.70	$32,590
90th percentile	$18.80	$39,080
Average (mean)	$14.40	$30,050
Employment	2,270 people

Cooks, Short Order pay by metro area in Wisconsin

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$32,150	580
Duluth, MN-WI	$29,960	80
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$28,700	60
Madison, WI	$28,650	N/A
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$28,400	60
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$28,130	N/A
Kenosha, WI	$27,790	50
Green Bay, WI	$27,730	100
Appleton, WI	$27,720	80

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