Hourly wages of short order cooks in the U.S. 2022-2023, by percentile distribution
Short order cooks prepare and cook a variety of meals that require only a short time to prepare. In the United States, the median hourly wage of short order cooks was 16.41 U.S. dollars as of May 2023. Comparatively, ten percent of short order cooks earned less than 11.21 U.S. dollars per hour during that period.