Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Montana
The median annual wage for cooks, restaurant in Montana is $38,060 ($18.30 per hour) — +1.8% vs. the national median of $37,390. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $38,060
- Mean annual wage
- $38,980
- Median hourly wage
- $18.30
- Employment in MT
- 7,580
7,580 employed · 14.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Montana
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,380 | $14.13 |
| 25th percentile | $35,100 | $16.87 |
| Median (50th) | $38,060 | $18.30 |
| 75th percentile | $43,910 | $21.11 |
| 90th percentile | $47,670 | $22.92 |
What this salary is worth in Montana
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $40,213
- Median rent burden
- 34.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $138,840
Montana prices are 94.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Montana: $1,081/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $952/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 Montana is $375,800 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Cooks, Restaurant salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Montana
- Accountants and Auditors in Montana
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Montana
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Montana
- Cashiers in Montana
- Construction Laborers in Montana
- Customer Service Representatives in Montana
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Montana
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Montana
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Montana
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Montana
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Montana
- General and Operations Managers in Montana
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Montana
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Montana
- Human Resources Specialists in Montana
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Montana
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Montana
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Montana
- Light Truck Drivers in Montana
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Montana
- Management Analysts in Montana
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Montana
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Montana
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Montana
- Nursing Assistants in Montana
- Office Clerks, General in Montana
- Project Management Specialists in Montana
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Montana
- Registered Nurses in Montana
- Retail Salespersons in Montana
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Montana
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Montana
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Montana
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Montana
- Security Guards in Montana
- Software Developers in Montana
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Montana
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Montana
- Waiters and Waitresses in Montana
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.