SOC 35-2015 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Wichita Falls, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Short Order in Wichita Falls, TX is $22,430. The 10th percentile is $22,390 and the 90th percentile is $32,970. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$22,430

10th percentile
$22,390
25th percentile
$22,390
Median
$22,430
75th percentile
$29,520
90th percentile
$32,970
Mean
$25,930

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $22,390 and the 90th percentile is $32,970. The difference is $10,580, which is 47.2% 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 $22,390 to the 75th at $29,520, covers $7,130.

The mean annual wage is $25,930, which sits above the median of $22,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 37.5% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,058, which is 30.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the Texas median of $25,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $25,058 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 5th of 5 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).).

  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $25,320 and employment of 1,770. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,561, against $25,058 here.
  • Abilene, TX is 115 miles away, with a median of $22,840 and employment of 110. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,276, against $25,058 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 128 miles away, with a median of $36,010. That median is 60.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,831, against $25,058 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Wichita Falls, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Short Order in Wichita Falls, TX is $22,430. The 10th percentile is $22,390 and the 90th percentile is $32,970.

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

The local median is 37.5% lower than the national median of $35,880.

What is Cooks, Short Order pay in Wichita Falls, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $22,430 is $25,058. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita Falls, TX compare with nearby metros for Cooks, Short Order?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 109 miles away, at $25,320. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.