Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$35,500avg. a year
$17.07 an hour · 4,890 employed
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $35,500 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $34,870. The U.S. average is $38,810.
$35,660Median pay
$17.07Average hourly
+2%vs. Texas average
4,890Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for cooks, institution and cafeteria in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
16,620 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$37,710
$18.13 an hour
2130 jobs
Midland, TX
$37,500
$18.03 an hour
32,210 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$37,120
$17.85 an hour
42,290 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$35,290
$16.96 an hour
5300 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$34,770
$16.71 an hour
6280 jobs
Waco, TX
$34,210
$16.45 an hour
7130 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$34,160
$16.42 an hour
8460 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$34,010
$16.35 an hour
9130 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$33,960
$16.33 an hour
1090 jobs
Odessa, TX
$33,560
$16.13 an hour
11210 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$33,560
$16.14 an hour
12240 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$32,800
$15.77 an hour
13380 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$32,710
$15.73 an hour
14230 jobs
Tyler, TX
$32,000
$15.38 an hour
15300 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$31,650
$15.22 an hour
16250 jobs
Abilene, TX
$31,560
$15.17 an hour
17190 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$31,350
$15.07 an hour
18440 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$31,050
$14.93 an hour
19240 jobs
Longview, TX
$30,640
$14.73 an hour
2080 jobs
Victoria, TX
$30,200
$14.52 an hour
21550 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$29,630
$14.25 an hour
22800 jobs
El Paso, TX
$29,090
$13.99 an hour
2360 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$28,590
$13.74 an hour
24170 jobs
Laredo, TX
$28,360
$13.63 an hour
25140 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $32,970 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,220 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,630 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $29,180 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $41,350 |
| Bartenders | $30,460 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, institution and cafeteria make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $35,500 a year, and the median is $35,660. About 4,890 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $34,870.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.52 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2012. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). 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.