Cooks, Restaurant pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$46,230avg. a year
$22.23 an hour · 13,020 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area earn an average of $46,230 a year. That is $2,100 (5%) more than the Oregon average of $44,130. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$45,200Median pay
$22.23Average hourly
+5%vs. Oregon average
13,020Jobs in this metro
Other Oregon metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Oregon metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
11,530 jobs
Bend, OR
$44,790
$21.54 an hour
2280 jobs
Grants Pass, OR
$42,610
$20.49 an hour
31,610 jobs
Salem, OR
$41,510
$19.96 an hour
4960 jobs
Medford, OR
$41,180
$19.80 an hour
5430 jobs
Corvallis, OR
$40,940
$19.68 an hour
61,660 jobs
Eugene-Springfield, OR
$40,920
$19.67 an hour
7380 jobs
Albany, OR
$40,880
$19.65 an hour
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How Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,410 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $37,830 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $56,130 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,300 |
| Bartenders | $49,650 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $41,910 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro?
The average is $46,230 a year, and the median is $45,200. About 13,020 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Oregon average?
That is $2,100 (5%) more than the Oregon average of $44,130.
Is this job common in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro?
It makes up 10.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.19 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: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 38900). 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.