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Salary data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Average Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria Salary in Enid, OK

Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria in Enid, OK earn a median annual salary of $25,770, which is -29.3% compared to the national median. There are 190 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Enid, OK (metro area).

$25,770
Enid, OK median annual wage
$12/hour median
-29.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $36,450
190
Local employment
8.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.83
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$22,400
25th
$24,720
Median
$25,770
75th
$28,700
90th
$35,800

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Enid, OK, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
84.3%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$30,581
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 74.4%
Rents: 51.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Enid, OK

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Financial Managers$125,5200.41
Pharmacists$122,1901.21
Industrial Production Managers$118,4001.11
Physical Therapists$104,6201.11
Medical And Health Services Managers$96,4500.77
Project Management Specialists$93,3400.51
Dental Hygienists$91,5001.03
Software Developers$91,0100.17

Enid, OK has salary data for 138 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Financial Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria in Enid, OK

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria are projected to change by +2.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 69,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.