Cooks, Restaurant pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
$35,780avg. a year
$17.20 an hour · 29,040 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn an average of $35,780 a year. That is $1,350 (4%) more than the Georgia average of $34,430. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$37,230Median pay
$17.20Average hourly
+4%vs. Georgia average
29,040Jobs in this metro
Other Georgia metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Georgia metro areas. Swipe to see all 13.
12,570 jobs
Savannah, GA
$35,500
$17.07 an hour
22,490 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$35,200
$16.92 an hour
3700 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$33,570
$16.14 an hour
4760 jobs
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$33,070
$15.90 an hour
51,120 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$32,520
$15.64 an hour
62,200 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$32,440
$15.60 an hour
7780 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$32,410
$15.58 an hour
8400 jobs
Rome, GA
$32,030
$15.40 an hour
9970 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$31,970
$15.37 an hour
10410 jobs
Dalton, GA
$30,930
$14.87 an hour
111,130 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$30,880
$14.85 an hour
12470 jobs
Albany, GA
$30,700
$14.76 an hour
13680 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$29,940
$14.39 an hour
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How Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,390 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,740 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,340 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $26,870 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,730 |
| Bartenders | $29,730 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
The average is $35,780 a year, and the median is $37,230. About 29,040 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Georgia average?
That is $1,350 (4%) more than the Georgia average of $34,430.
Is this job common in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
It makes up 10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 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: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12060). 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.