How much do Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria make in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, the published 10th percentile is $31,110 and the 90th percentile is $46,480. The difference is $15,370, which is 41.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,310 to the 75th at $40,550, covers $6,240.

The mean annual wage is $37,970, which sits above the median of $37,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $37,450 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,682, which is 6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Arizona median of $39,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 94.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria at $39,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ranks 7th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 79 miles away, with a median of $39,560 and employment of 990. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,475, against $39,682 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $39,190 and employment of 260. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,886, against $39,682 here.
• St. George, UT is 108 miles away, with a median of $37,440 and employment of 310. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,471, against $39,682 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (130 of 56,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (441,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.