Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Oklahoma
The median annual wage for cooks, restaurant in Oklahoma is $31,720 ($15.25 per hour) — -15.2% vs. the national median of $37,390. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $31,720
- Mean annual wage
- $33,920
- Median hourly wage
- $15.25
- Employment in OK
- 17,050
17,050 employed · 10.0 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Oklahoma
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22,850 | $10.99 |
| 25th percentile | $28,670 | $13.78 |
| Median (50th) | $31,720 | $15.25 |
| 75th percentile | $37,470 | $18.01 |
| 90th percentile | $44,170 | $21.24 |
What this salary is worth in Oklahoma
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $36,110
- Median rent burden
- 38.4%
- Est. affordable home price
- $115,712
Oklahoma prices are 87.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Oklahoma: $1,014/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $793/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 Oklahoma is $199,800 (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
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Oklahoma
- Accountants and Auditors in Oklahoma
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oklahoma
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Oklahoma
- Cashiers in Oklahoma
- Construction Laborers in Oklahoma
- Customer Service Representatives in Oklahoma
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Oklahoma
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oklahoma
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oklahoma
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Oklahoma
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Oklahoma
- General and Operations Managers in Oklahoma
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oklahoma
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oklahoma
- Human Resources Specialists in Oklahoma
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oklahoma
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Oklahoma
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Oklahoma
- Light Truck Drivers in Oklahoma
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oklahoma
- Management Analysts in Oklahoma
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Oklahoma
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Oklahoma
- Nursing Assistants in Oklahoma
- Office Clerks, General in Oklahoma
- Project Management Specialists in Oklahoma
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Oklahoma
- Registered Nurses in Oklahoma
- Retail Salespersons in Oklahoma
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Oklahoma
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Oklahoma
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Oklahoma
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oklahoma
- Security Guards in Oklahoma
- Software Developers in Oklahoma
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Oklahoma
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Oklahoma
- Waiters and Waitresses in Oklahoma
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.