Cooks, Restaurant pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$41,850avg. a year
$20.12 an hour · 17,760 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn an average of $41,850 a year. That is $1,640 (4%) more than the Minnesota average of $40,210. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$39,640Median pay
$20.12Average hourly
+4%vs. Minnesota average
17,760Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
11,060 jobs
Rochester, MN
$39,310
$18.90 an hour
2690 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$38,030
$18.29 an hour
3510 jobs
Mankato, MN
$37,700
$18.13 an hour
41,560 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$37,490
$18.03 an hour
5780 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$37,040
$17.81 an hour
61,460 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$37,020
$17.80 an hour
7560 jobs
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$36,580
$17.59 an hour
8860 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$35,820
$17.22 an hour
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How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $36,390 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $44,680 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,150 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $31,300 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $49,900 |
| Bartenders | $31,700 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
The average is $41,850 a year, and the median is $39,640. About 17,760 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is $1,640 (4%) more than the Minnesota average of $40,210.
Is this job common in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
It makes up 9.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.00 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: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33460). 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.