Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Alaska
The median annual wage for cooks, restaurant in Alaska is $40,140 ($19.30 per hour) — +7.4% vs. the national median of $37,390. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $40,140
- Mean annual wage
- $41,770
- Median hourly wage
- $19.30
- Employment in AK
- 2,350
2,350 employed · 7.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Alaska
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,230 | $17.42 |
| 25th percentile | $36,820 | $17.70 |
| Median (50th) | $40,140 | $19.30 |
| 75th percentile | $44,110 | $21.21 |
| 90th percentile | $46,800 | $22.50 |
What this salary is worth in Alaska
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $39,215
- Median rent burden
- 42.4%
- Est. affordable home price
- $146,428
Alaska prices are 102.4 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Alaska: $1,419/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,004/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Alaska is $352,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Cooks, Restaurant salary in other states
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- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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Other salaries in Alaska
- Accountants and Auditors in Alaska
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Alaska
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Alaska
- Cashiers in Alaska
- Construction Laborers in Alaska
- Customer Service Representatives in Alaska
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Alaska
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alaska
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Alaska
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Alaska
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Alaska
- General and Operations Managers in Alaska
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alaska
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Alaska
- Human Resources Specialists in Alaska
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Alaska
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Alaska
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Alaska
- Light Truck Drivers in Alaska
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Alaska
- Management Analysts in Alaska
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Alaska
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Alaska
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Alaska
- Nursing Assistants in Alaska
- Office Clerks, General in Alaska
- Project Management Specialists in Alaska
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Alaska
- Registered Nurses in Alaska
- Retail Salespersons in Alaska
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Alaska
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Alaska
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Alaska
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alaska
- Security Guards in Alaska
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Alaska
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Alaska
- Waiters and Waitresses in Alaska
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.