Cooks, Restaurant pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$49,000avg. a year
$23.56 an hour · 20,850 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $49,000 a year. That is $1,800 (4%) more than the Washington average of $47,200. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$47,730Median pay
$23.56Average hourly
+4%vs. Washington average
20,850Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
11,090 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$46,520
$22.36 an hour
2590 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$46,240
$22.23 an hour
313,020 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$46,230
$22.23 an hour
41,090 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$45,550
$21.90 an hour
51,150 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$44,770
$21.52 an hour
61,090 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$44,430
$21.36 an hour
7780 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$44,220
$21.26 an hour
82,490 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$43,580
$20.95 an hour
9680 jobs
Yakima, WA
$43,460
$20.90 an hour
10310 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$43,360
$20.85 an hour
11260 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$43,170
$20.76 an hour
12220 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$37,330
$17.95 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $44,390 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $53,820 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $42,260 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $62,940 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $64,620 |
| Bartenders | $62,090 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $49,000 a year, and the median is $47,730. About 20,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $1,800 (4%) more than the Washington average of $47,200.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 10.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.10 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.