How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $45,120. The difference is $11,110, which is 27.8% 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 $34,660 to the 75th at $45,120, covers $10,460.

The mean annual wage is $40,110, which sits above the median of $39,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is 11.4% higher than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,793, which is 10.9% 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 Connecticut median of $42,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $39,793 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 7th of 20 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).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $44,050 and employment of 520. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,283, against $39,793 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 51 miles away, with a median of $44,780. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,880, against $39,793 here.
• Springfield, MA is 53 miles away, with a median of $39,200 and employment of 160. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,807, against $39,793 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Short Order accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (120 of 126,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (138,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.