Cooks, Restaurant pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,860avg. a year
$17.24 an hour · 34,430 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $35,860 a year. That is $2,490 (7%) more than the Texas average of $33,370. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$36,490Median pay
$17.24Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
34,430Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
113,000 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$36,430
$17.52 an hour
2900 jobs
Midland, TX
$34,460
$16.57 an hour
3840 jobs
Odessa, TX
$33,210
$15.97 an hour
410,860 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$32,980
$15.85 an hour
532,710 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$32,970
$15.85 an hour
6510 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$32,220
$15.49 an hour
71,410 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$31,660
$15.22 an hour
81,140 jobs
Waco, TX
$31,420
$15.10 an hour
91,480 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$31,210
$15.01 an hour
102,130 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$31,120
$14.96 an hour
111,300 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$30,880
$14.85 an hour
12730 jobs
Abilene, TX
$30,710
$14.77 an hour
131,340 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$30,670
$14.74 an hour
141,050 jobs
Tyler, TX
$30,640
$14.73 an hour
15920 jobs
Longview, TX
$30,520
$14.67 an hour
161,700 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$30,420
$14.63 an hour
17510 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$30,420
$14.62 an hour
18520 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$30,010
$14.43 an hour
19340 jobs
Victoria, TX
$29,760
$14.31 an hour
20640 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$29,380
$14.13 an hour
213,550 jobs
El Paso, TX
$28,970
$13.93 an hour
221,510 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$28,230
$13.57 an hour
232,590 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$28,010
$13.47 an hour
241,060 jobs
Laredo, TX
$27,710
$13.32 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation Workers | $32,960 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,710 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,350 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $30,530 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,260 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $24,490 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $35,860 a year, and the median is $36,490. About 34,430 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,490 (7%) more than the Texas average of $33,370.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 8.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.