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Food Service Cook salaries
Pay ranges employers published in 6 open job postings for Food Service Cook roles at 5 companies, updated Oct 13, 2026.
- Median base pay$17.37/hr$36,100 a year full-time
- Typical range$16.37–$19.00/hrMiddle half of postings
- Top 10%$20.00/hrand above
- Postings6with a pay range
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made
Pay distribution
Postings per pay band: $16.00/hr–$17.00/hr: 2; $17.00/hr–$18.00/hr: 1; $18.00/hr–$19.00/hr: 1; $19.00/hr–$20.00/hr: 2.
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Newest Food Service Cook postings
- Food Service Cook - Full Time OpeningNewton Community School District · Newton, IA · $18.27/hr · Posted Oct 10, 2026
- Food Service/CookPleasant Hope R-6 School District · Missouri · $12.15–$20.15/hr · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Food Service/Cook - Preschool/DaycareUW Oshkosh Head Start · Oshkosh, WI · $17.37/hr · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Food Service CookEvansville Vanderburgh School · Evansville, IN · $14.07–$18.66/hr · Posted Oct 3, 2026
- Food Service CookLundsandbyerlys · Minneapolis, MN · $19.00–$21.00/hr · Posted Sep 11, 2026
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Questions and answers
How much does a Food Service Cook make?
The median posted base pay for Food Service Cook jobs is $17.37/hr ($36.1K/yr), from 6 job postings with pay at 5 companies.
What is the typical Food Service Cook pay range?
The middle half of postings list $16.37–$19.00/hr. The top 10% list $41.6K a year or more, and the lowest 10% $33.6K or less.