SALARY · COOKS, RESTAURANT · UTAH

Cooks, Restaurant salary in Utah

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For cooks, restaurant in Utah, the middle of the field earned $36,490 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$36,490

$18 per hour at the median · That is $900 (2.4 percent) below the national median of $37,390 for this occupation.

$37,340Mean annual salary
$18Mean hourly wage
$10,520People employed in this job in Utah

Salary range

25th: $31,200Median: $36,49075th: $41,950
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$31,200
Median (50th percentile)$36,490
75th percentile$41,950
Mean$37,340

The middle half of workers earned from $31,200 to $41,950 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$31,500 a year
$2,625 a month
Federal tax $2,199 · FICA $2,791

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Utah is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Utah has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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