Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Indiana
The median annual wage for cooks, restaurant in Indiana is $35,170 ($16.91 per hour) — -5.9% vs. the national median of $37,390. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $35,170
- Mean annual wage
- $34,150
- Median hourly wage
- $16.91
- Employment in IN
- 26,960
26,960 employed · 8.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Indiana
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,000 | $12.50 |
| 25th percentile | $28,650 | $13.77 |
| Median (50th) | $35,170 | $16.91 |
| 75th percentile | $37,590 | $18.07 |
| 90th percentile | $44,190 | $21.25 |
What this salary is worth in Indiana
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $37,684
- Median rent burden
- 36.2%
- Est. affordable home price
- $128,298
Indiana prices are 93.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Indiana: $1,062/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $879/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 Indiana is $218,200 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Cooks, Restaurant salary in other states
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- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
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- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
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- Michigan
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- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
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- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Indiana
- Accountants and Auditors in Indiana
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Indiana
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Indiana
- Cashiers in Indiana
- Construction Laborers in Indiana
- Customer Service Representatives in Indiana
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Indiana
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Indiana
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Indiana
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Indiana
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Indiana
- General and Operations Managers in Indiana
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Indiana
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Indiana
- Human Resources Specialists in Indiana
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Indiana
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Indiana
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Indiana
- Light Truck Drivers in Indiana
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Indiana
- Management Analysts in Indiana
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Indiana
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Indiana
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Indiana
- Nursing Assistants in Indiana
- Office Clerks, General in Indiana
- Project Management Specialists in Indiana
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Indiana
- Registered Nurses in Indiana
- Retail Salespersons in Indiana
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Indiana
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Indiana
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Indiana
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Indiana
- Security Guards in Indiana
- Software Developers in Indiana
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Indiana
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Indiana
- Waiters and Waitresses in Indiana
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.