SALARY · COOKS, INSTITUTION AND CAFETERIA · TEXAS

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Texas

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In Texas, cooks, institution and cafeteria earned a median of $35,360 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$35,360

$17 per hour at the median · That is $2,090 (5.6 percent) below the national median of $37,450 for this occupation.

$34,870Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$24,740People employed in this job in Texas

Salary range

25th: $29,170Median: $35,36075th: $38,910
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$29,170
Median (50th percentile)$35,360
75th percentile$38,910
Mean$34,870

The middle half of workers earned from $29,170 to $38,910 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$30,592 a year
$2,549 a month
Federal tax $2,063 · FICA $2,705 · State tax $0
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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