SALARY · COOKS, INSTITUTION AND CAFETERIA · VIRGINIA

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Virginia

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for cooks, institution and cafeteria in Virginia, where the median was $37,890 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,890

$18 per hour at the median · That is $440 (1.2 percent) above the national median of $37,450 for this occupation.

$39,500Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$11,170People employed in this job in Virginia

Salary range

25th: $34,920Median: $37,89075th: $44,460
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$34,920
Median (50th percentile)$37,890
75th percentile$44,460
Mean$39,500

The middle half of workers earned from $34,920 to $44,460 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

$31,260 a year
$2,605 a month
Federal tax $2,367 · FICA $2,899 · State tax $1,365
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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