SOC 35-2014 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cooks, Restaurant make in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is $36,350. The 10th percentile is $30,010 and the 90th percentile is $44,590. Employment is 3,280.

Median annual wage

$36,350

10th percentile
$30,010
25th percentile
$35,100
Median
$36,350
75th percentile
$37,740
90th percentile
$44,590
Mean
$37,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cooks, Restaurant, the published 10th percentile is $30,010 and the 90th percentile is $44,590. The difference is $14,580, which is 40.1% 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 $35,100 to the 75th at $37,740, covers $2,640.

The mean annual wage is $37,000, which sits above the median of $36,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $37,390 for Cooks, Restaurant. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,582, which is 2.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Florida median of $37,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 99.367, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Restaurant at $36,582 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Restaurant. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ranks 10th of 18 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).).

  • Ocala, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $35,500 and employment of 1,260. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,277, against $36,582 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $37,970 and employment of 19,960. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,439, against $36,582 here.
  • Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $35,920 and employment of 560. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,049, against $36,582 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Restaurant accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (3,280 of 219,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,409,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · Cooks, Restaurant by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cooks, Restaurant make in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Restaurant in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is $36,350. The 10th percentile is $30,010 and the 90th percentile is $44,590. Employment is 3,280.

How does that compare with the national median for Cooks, Restaurant?

The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $37,390.

What is Cooks, Restaurant pay in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 99.367, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,350 is $36,582. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL compare with nearby metros for Cooks, Restaurant?

Ocala, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $35,500. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ranks 10th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.