How much do Cooks, Restaurant make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Restaurant, the published 10th percentile is $26,220 and the 90th percentile is $44,470. The difference is $18,250, which is 51.0% 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 $30,340 to the 75th at $37,510, covers $7,170.

The mean annual wage is $34,850, which sits below the median of $35,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $37,390 for Cooks, Restaurant. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,558, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Wisconsin median of $36,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Restaurant at $38,558 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. Eau Claire, WI ranks 13th 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).).

• Wausau, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $36,180 and employment of 530. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,050, against $38,558 here.
• Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $38,150 and employment of 1,060. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,006, against $38,558 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $36,260 and employment of 860. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,512, against $38,558 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Restaurant accounts for 0.92% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (790 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,409,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.