Cooks in private households in the United States had a median hourly wage of 20.48 U.S. dollars as of May 2023. In comparison, ten percent of cooks in private households earned less than 13.05 U.S. dollars per hour during this period.
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution
(in U.S. dollars)
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate - 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
Cooks in private households prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.
The data used is based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey which measures occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. Employees are all part-time and full-time workers who are paid a wage or salary.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Cooks in Private Households in The U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of cooks in private households in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198499/percentile-wage-estimates-of-cooks-in-private-households/
