Cooks, Restaurant pay in Jacksonville
$37,410avg. a year
$17.99 an hour · 7,770 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn an average of $37,410 a year. That is $910 (2%) less than the Florida average of $38,320. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$36,770Median pay
$17.99Average hourly
-2%vs. Florida average
7,770Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
13,650 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$42,790
$20.57 an hour
24,780 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$39,480
$18.98 an hour
319,960 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$39,380
$18.93 an hour
44,330 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$39,070
$18.79 an hour
52,400 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$38,340
$18.43 an hour
637,210 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$38,300
$18.41 an hour
7870 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$37,850
$18.20 an hour
82,890 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$37,780
$18.16 an hour
92,240 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$37,680
$18.12 an hour
1018,640 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$37,560
$18.06 an hour
11990 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$37,430
$17.99 an hour
123,280 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$37,000
$17.79 an hour
13560 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$36,970
$17.77 an hour
141,320 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$36,700
$17.64 an hour
151,310 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$36,660
$17.63 an hour
162,260 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$36,630
$17.61 an hour
172,080 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$35,960
$17.29 an hour
18300 jobs
Sebring, FL
$35,620
$17.12 an hour
191,260 jobs
Ocala, FL
$35,580
$17.11 an hour
20530 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$35,160
$16.91 an hour
211,520 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$34,970
$16.81 an hour
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How Jacksonville compares
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Related jobs in Jacksonville
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,550 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,920 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,480 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $44,590 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $29,620 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,450 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Jacksonville?
The average is $37,410 a year, and the median is $36,770. About 7,770 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $910 (2%) less than the Florida average of $38,320.
Is this job common in Jacksonville?
It makes up 10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.12 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2014. Metro area: Jacksonville, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 27260). 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.