Cooks, Restaurant pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$38,640avg. a year
$18.58 an hour · 16,490 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $38,640 a year. That is $1,070 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $37,570. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$37,410Median pay
$18.58Average hourly
+3%vs. Michigan average
16,490Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,600 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$39,380
$18.93 an hour
21,060 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$38,160
$18.35 an hour
34,850 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$37,920
$18.23 an hour
4520 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$37,650
$18.10 an hour
51,140 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$37,230
$17.90 an hour
61,850 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$37,030
$17.81 an hour
7840 jobs
Niles, MI
$36,720
$17.65 an hour
8520 jobs
Jackson, MI
$36,700
$17.65 an hour
9260 jobs
Midland, MI
$36,200
$17.40 an hour
101,330 jobs
Flint, MI
$36,150
$17.38 an hour
11780 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$36,110
$17.36 an hour
12600 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$35,870
$17.24 an hour
13440 jobs
Monroe, MI
$35,860
$17.24 an hour
14330 jobs
Bay City, MI
$34,500
$16.59 an hour
151,300 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$33,740
$16.22 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,680 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $31,780 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,640 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,860 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,080 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,930 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $38,640 a year, and the median is $37,410. About 16,490 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,070 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $37,570.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 8.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.95 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: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). 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.