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Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the United States 2017, by occupation

Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation (in USD)

The data displays the hourly wages of foodservice employees in the U.S. as of May 2017, by occupation. Cooks in private households earned a mean hourly wage of 20.67 USD as of May 2017.

Chefs and head cooks	23.87
Cooks, private household	20.67
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	17.05
Cooks, all other	14.38
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	13.2
Cooks, restaurant	12.71
Bartenders	12.63
Waiters and waitresses	12.15
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	11.72
Food servers, nonrestaurant	11.61
Cooks, short order	11.57
Food preparation workers	11.49
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	11.08
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	10.83
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	10.72
Dishwashers	10.68
Cooks, fast food	10.39
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	10.21

Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the United States 2017, by occupation

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