Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$40,800avg. a year
$19.62 an hour · 14,010 employed
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $40,800 a year. That is $1,590 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $39,210. The U.S. average is $38,810.
$38,290Median pay
$19.62Average hourly
+4%vs. Illinois average
14,010Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for cooks, institution and cafeteria in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1550 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$40,400
$19.42 an hour
2520 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$39,170
$18.83 an hour
3440 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$38,610
$18.56 an hour
4170 jobs
Decatur, IL
$37,970
$18.25 an hour
5230 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$37,300
$17.93 an hour
65,410 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$37,000
$17.79 an hour
7790 jobs
Peoria, IL
$36,910
$17.74 an hour
8460 jobs
Springfield, IL
$36,400
$17.50 an hour
9690 jobs
Rockford, IL
$35,790
$17.21 an hour
10840 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$35,520
$17.08 an hour
11200 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$33,700
$16.20 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,450 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $36,980 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,690 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,650 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $47,000 |
| Bartenders | $35,740 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, institution and cafeteria make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $40,800 a year, and the median is $38,290. About 14,010 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $1,590 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $39,210.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.09 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2012. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.