Cooks, Restaurant pay in New Orleans-Metairie
$32,990avg. a year
$15.86 an hour · 4,720 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn an average of $32,990 a year. That is $2,360 (8%) more than the Louisiana average of $30,630. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$30,520Median pay
$15.86Average hourly
+8%vs. Louisiana average
4,720Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
12,420 jobs
Baton Rouge, LA
$31,590
$15.19 an hour
2850 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$30,280
$14.56 an hour
31,100 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$30,280
$14.56 an hour
41,240 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$29,650
$14.26 an hour
51,430 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$28,720
$13.81 an hour
6460 jobs
Hammond, LA
$28,640
$13.77 an hour
7530 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$28,530
$13.72 an hour
8360 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$27,780
$13.36 an hour
9570 jobs
Monroe, LA
$27,650
$13.29 an hour
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How New Orleans-Metairie compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New Orleans-Metairie
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $27,140 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,900 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $24,030 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,960 |
| Bartenders | $27,000 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $30,110 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in New Orleans-Metairie?
The average is $32,990 a year, and the median is $30,520. About 4,720 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is $2,360 (8%) more than the Louisiana average of $30,630.
Is this job common in New Orleans-Metairie?
It makes up 10.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.17 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: New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35380). 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.