Cooking salary by state and agency

How median pay for full-time federal employees in the Cooking series (series 7404) differs by where they work and who employs them. Nationally the median is $73,421. Full cooking salary profile →

Highest state median

$106,166

Louisiana

Lowest state median

$55,389

Tennessee

Agency spread

$32,766

highest vs. lowest agency median

National median

$73,421

3,173 full-time employees

State differences come largely from locality pay, which raises federal salaries in high-cost labor markets, and from differences in the grade mix of the jobs located there. Agency differences often reflect different pay plans and grade structures. Only states and agencies with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay are listed.

By state, highest to lowest median

Cooking median pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Louisiana	68	$106,166	$63,653–$110,110
New Jersey	62	$103,160	$85,129–$103,160
Minnesota	64	$94,750	$67,118–$101,866
Indiana	54	$88,864	$61,733–$99,529
South Carolina	61	$85,630	$78,784–$89,574
Kentucky	91	$83,376	$58,478–$89,783
Pennsylvania	183	$82,364	$59,626–$91,202
West Virginia	129	$81,372	$60,481–$90,221
Colorado	71	$80,850	$55,723–$89,386
Georgia	75	$77,866	$53,427–$91,849
Arizona	151	$77,762	$60,794–$94,854
Texas	247	$77,052	$51,674–$92,725
Virginia	80	$76,927	$63,815–$84,832
Arkansas	51	$76,134	$54,679–$82,979
Mississippi	50	$75,382	$57,184–$84,461
California	257	$74,652	$58,144–$94,520
Michigan	61	$74,422	$56,412–$94,755
Oklahoma	47	$73,775	$58,144–$86,005
Illinois	116	$72,878	$54,575–$94,082
Alabama	60	$72,586	$49,932–$84,983
Oregon	70	$71,960	$61,859–$96,038
New York	144	$69,539	$61,441–$90,221
Washington	58	$69,434	$61,420–$86,876
Montana	32	$67,347	$67,347–$77,918
Maryland	52	$66,888	$62,777–$87,748
Kansas	46	$65,302	$56,537–$103,640
Massachusetts	53	$64,676	$58,373–$100,489
South Dakota	71	$64,530	$58,519–$78,221
Wisconsin	50	$63,528	$55,447–$87,591
Missouri	55	$63,309	$52,952–$72,920
Ohio	63	$61,295	$48,972–$93,414
Nevada	32	$61,055	$54,512–$73,942
North Carolina	95	$60,940	$50,005–$85,191
New Mexico	78	$60,481	$53,156–$70,979
Florida	231	$58,624	$48,961–$85,776
Tennessee	57	$55,389	$50,151–$75,826

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

By agency, highest to lowest median

Cooking median pay by agency
Agency	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Department of Justice	1,243	$90,910	$85,129–$99,279
Department of Health and Human Services	108	$65,636	$60,481–$75,226
Department of Agriculture	73	$64,071	$56,641–$75,445
Department of Veterans Affairs	1,754	$58,144	$50,985–$67,514

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)