What are the main factors that influence an Entry Level Line Cook's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Entry Level Line Cook?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Entry Level Line Cook roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Entry Level Line Cook's salary?

An Entry Level Line Cook's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,863 for beginners, reaching about $52,454 at mid-level, and approach $63,264 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Entry Level Line Cook?

Entry Level Line Cook salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Entry Level Line Cook roles are District of Columbia $43,993, California $43,827, Massachusetts $43,243. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Entry Level Line Cook roles make?

Salaries for Entry Level Line Cook level roles vary by specialization: Line Cook/Prep: $39,858; Senior Line Cook: $38,966; Lead Line Cook: $38,459; Line Cook/Dishwasher: $37,527; Line Cook - Casino: $34,791.

Entry Level Line Cook Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Entry Level Line Cook make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Entry Level Line Cook in Wisconsin is $39,086 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an Entry Level Line Cook's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,305
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,481 to $44,958
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,198

10% $32,198

50% (Median) $39,086

90% $50,305

Entry Level Line Cook Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,958	$3,747	$865	$22
Average	$39,086	$3,257	$752	$19
25th Percentile	$35,481	$2,957	$682	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Entry Level Line Cook Salaries

An Entry Level Line Cook's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Entry Level Line Cook Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Entry Level Line Cook's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $37,863
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,068
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,454
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,441
Expert (over 8 years): $63,264

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Line Cook	less than 1 year	$37,863
Contact Center Representative II - Outbound	1-2 years	$43,068
Contact Center Representative III - Outbound	2-4 years	$52,454
Contact Center Representative IV - Outbound	5-8 years	$63,441
Outbound Contact Center Supervisor	over 8 years	$63,264

How Do Entry Level Line Cook Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Entry Level Line Cooks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,993.
California: $43,827.
Massachusetts: $43,243.

District of Columbia $43,993 California $43,827 Massachusetts $43,243 Washington $43,084 New Jersey $43,068 Alaska $43,012 Connecticut $42,464 New York $42,241

Hawaii $41,530 Rhode Island $41,196 Maryland $40,970 Minnesota $40,660 Colorado $40,541 Illinois $40,501 Oregon $40,350 Delaware $40,239

New Hampshire $40,169 Virginia $40,012 Pennsylvania $39,555 Nevada $39,325 North Dakota $39,249 Michigan $39,130 Wisconsin $39,086 Vermont $38,999

Texas $38,757 Maine $38,741 Arizona $38,717 Ohio $38,689 Georgia $38,323 Indiana $38,141 Wyoming $38,105 Utah $38,049

Iowa $38,025 Kansas $37,835 Louisiana $37,779 North Carolina $37,759 Missouri $37,751 Florida $37,596 Montana $37,513 Nebraska $37,433

Kentucky $37,390 South Carolina $37,231 Tennessee $37,131 Idaho $37,092 New Mexico $36,802 Oklahoma $36,738 Alabama $36,504 South Dakota $36,110

Arkansas $35,896 West Virginia $35,780 Mississippi $35,435

Top Paying Cities for Entry Level Line Cook

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $38,020
Greenville: $38,381
Hancock: $37,683

Green Lake, WI $38,020

Greenville, WI $38,381

Hancock, WI $37,683

Hortonville, WI $38,301

Iola, WI $37,851

King, WI $38,140

Larsen, WI $38,230

Leopolis, WI $37,804

Manawa, WI $37,991

Marion, WI $37,874

Menasha, WI $38,413

Neenah, WI $38,343

Neshkoro, WI $37,883

New London, WI $38,143

Ogdensburg, WI $37,906

Omro, WI $38,093

Pickett, WI $38,124

Pine River, WI $37,977

Plainfield, WI $37,753

Poy Sippi, WI $38,003

Princeton, WI $37,929

Readfield, WI $38,192

Redgranite, WI $38,014

Ripon, WI $38,087

Rosendale, WI $38,106

Saxeville, WI $37,935

Scandinavia, WI $37,881

Tilleda, WI $37,747

Van Dyne, WI $38,153

Waukau, WI $38,087

Waupaca, WI $37,985

Wautoma, WI $37,896

Weyauwega, WI $38,050

Wild Rose, WI $37,908

Winnebago, WI $38,241

Winneconne, WI $38,152

Wilson, WI $38,777

Boyd, WI $37,773

Cadott, WI $37,800

Chetek, WI $37,698

Chippewa Falls, WI $37,881

Colfax, WI $37,836

Conrath, WI $37,622

Cornell, WI $37,719

Dallas, WI $37,915

Downing, WI $38,596

Downsville, WI $38,315

Durand, WI $38,279

Eau Galle, WI $38,194

Eleva, WI $37,922

Elk Mound, WI $37,838

Elmwood, WI $38,561

Fairchild, WI $37,876

Fall Creek, WI $37,898

Gilmanton, WI $38,095

Holcombe, WI $37,654

Humbird, WI $37,834

Independence, WI $37,985

Jim Falls, WI $37,751

Knapp, WI $38,575

Maiden Rock, WI $38,622

Menomonie, WI $38,279

Merrillan, WI $37,781

Mondovi, WI $37,999

Nelson, WI $38,452

New Auburn, WI $37,683

Osseo, WI $38,011

Pepin, WI $38,755

Pigeon Falls, WI $38,095

Plum City, WI $38,570

Prairie Farm, WI $38,242

Ridgeland, WI $38,037

Rock Falls, WI $37,855

Sand Creek, WI $37,704

Sheldon, WI $37,605

Spring Valley, WI $38,803

Stanley, WI $37,783

Stockholm, WI $38,846

Strum, WI $37,986

Thorp, WI $37,765

Wheeler, WI $38,119

Whitehall, WI $37,936

Spooner, WI $37,594

Almena, WI $38,120

Ashland, WI $37,556

Balsam Lake, WI $38,742

Barron, WI $37,881

Barronett, WI $37,610

Bayfield, WI $37,557

Benoit, WI $37,502

Birchwood, WI $37,543

Brill, WI $37,700

Bruce, WI $37,586

Brule, WI $37,907

Cable, WI $37,425

Cameron, WI $37,709

Centuria, WI $38,954

Comstock, WI $38,224

Cornucopia, WI $37,607

Couderay, WI $37,445

Cumberland, WI $37,943

Danbury, WI $37,818

Drummond, WI $37,537

Edgewater, WI $37,521

Exeland, WI $37,472

Foxboro, WI $38,042

Frederic, WI $38,153

Gordon, WI $37,726

Grand View, WI $37,460

Grantsburg, WI $38,385

Haugen, WI $37,741

Hawthorne, WI $38,032

Hayward, WI $37,472

Herbster, WI $37,659

Hertel, WI $37,604

High Bridge, WI $37,500

Iron River, WI $37,770

Ladysmith, WI $37,589

Lake Nebagamon, WI $37,948

La Pointe, WI $37,493

Luck, WI $38,595

Maple, WI $38,037

Marengo, WI $37,485

Mason, WI $37,490

Mikana, WI $37,696

Milltown, WI $38,756

Minong, WI $37,710

Odanah, WI $37,642

Ojibwa, WI $37,408

Glidden, WI $37,421

Harshaw, WI $37,595

Hawkins, WI $37,524

Hazelhurst, WI $37,601

Heafford Junction, WI $37,633

Hurley, WI $37,526

Iron Belt, WI $37,456

Kennan, WI $37,530

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $37,591

Lake Tomahawk, WI $37,612

Land O Lakes, WI $37,562

Laona, WI $37,582

Long Lake, WI $37,479

Mc Naughton, WI $37,617

Manitowish Waters, WI $37,559

Mellen, WI $37,437

Mercer, WI $37,493

Minocqua, WI $37,630

Montreal, WI $37,536

Park Falls, WI $37,521

Phelps, WI $37,561

Phillips, WI $37,538

Prentice, WI $37,567

Presque Isle, WI $37,543

Saint Germain, WI $37,638

Saxon, WI $37,470

Sayner, WI $37,587

Star Lake, WI $37,489

Three Lakes, WI $37,594

Tony, WI $37,584

Tripoli, WI $37,503

Upson, WI $37,344

Wabeno, WI $37,586

Woodruff, WI $37,646

La Crosse, WI $37,382

Alma, WI $38,334

Alma Center, WI $37,829

Arcadia, WI $37,967

Arkdale, WI $37,686

Bangor, WI $37,464

Black River Falls, WI $37,706

Blair, WI $37,820

Camp Douglas, WI $37,741

Cashton, WI $37,504

Cataract, WI $37,564

Chaseburg, WI $37,443

Cochrane, WI $38,268

Coon Valley, WI $37,428

De Soto, WI $37,508

Dodge, WI $37,861

Eastman, WI $37,615

Ettrick, WI $37,580

Ferryville, WI $37,569

Fountain City, WI $38,103

Galesville, WI $37,694

Gays Mills, WI $37,687

Genoa, WI $37,471

Hillsboro, WI $37,821

Hixton, WI $37,828

Holmen, WI $37,469

Hustler, WI $37,879

Kendall, WI $37,775

La Farge, WI $37,717

Lynxville, WI $37,618

Mather, WI $37,696

Melrose, WI $37,573

Millston, WI $37,615

Mindoro, WI $37,495

Mount Sterling, WI $37,749

Necedah, WI $37,700

Norwalk, WI $37,549

Oakdale, WI $37,743

Onalaska, WI $37,410

Ontario, WI $37,713

Readstown, WI $37,674

Rockland, WI $37,456

Seneca, WI $37,786

Soldiers Grove, WI $37,715

Sparta, WI $37,534

Steuben, WI $37,683

Stoddard, WI $37,412

Taylor, WI $37,746

Tomah, WI $37,762

Trempealeau, WI $37,690

Palmyra, WI $38,542

Tunnel City, WI $37,744

Viola, WI $37,741

Viroqua, WI $37,505

Warrens, WI $37,685

Westby, WI $37,486

West Salem, WI $37,430

Wilton, WI $37,741

Eau Claire, WI $37,985

Altoona, WI $38,037

Arkansaw, WI $38,435

Augusta, WI $37,890

Bay City, WI $38,785

Bloomer, WI $37,760

Boyceville, WI $38,355

Glen Flora, WI $37,522

Wales, WI $39,069

Bagley, WI $37,621

Beetown, WI $37,659

Benton, WI $37,807

Bloomington, WI $37,665

Boscobel, WI $37,747

Cassville, WI $37,621

Cuba City, WI $37,740

Dickeyville, WI $37,772

Fennimore, WI $37,792

Glen Haven, WI $37,600

Hazel Green, WI $37,679

Kieler, WI $37,783

Lancaster, WI $37,706

Mount Hope, WI $37,659

Patch Grove, WI $37,795

Platteville, WI $37,866

Potosi, WI $37,631

Prairie Du Chien, WI $37,713

Sinsinawa, WI $37,664

Stitzer, WI $37,780

Wauzeka, WI $37,678

Woodman, WI $37,637

Portage, WI $38,466

Adams, WI $37,859

Arlington, WI $38,855

Baraboo, WI $38,469

Beaver Dam, WI $38,434

Brandon, WI $38,025

Briggsville, WI $38,226

Burnett, WI $38,175

Cambria, WI $38,412

Cazenovia, WI $37,890

Columbus, WI $38,737

Dalton, WI $38,193

Dellwood, WI $37,731

Doylestown, WI $38,677

Elroy, WI $37,785

Endeavor, WI $38,178

Fairwater, WI $38,099

Fall River, WI $38,627

Fox Lake, WI $38,245

Friendship, WI $37,745

Friesland, WI $38,363

Grand Marsh, WI $37,876

Hillpoint, WI $38,111

Kingston, WI $38,229

Lake Delton, WI $38,327

La Valle, WI $37,942

Lime Ridge, WI $38,084

Loganville, WI $38,199

Lyndon Station, WI $37,993

Markesan, WI $38,045

Marquette, WI $38,176

Mauston, WI $37,850

Montello, WI $38,044

New Lisbon, WI $37,745

North Freedom, WI $38,488

Oxford, WI $38,050

Packwaukee, WI $38,201

Pardeeville, WI $38,489

Poynette, WI $38,733

Randolph, WI $38,411

Reedsburg, WI $38,188

Rio, WI $38,691

Rock Springs, WI $38,238

Union Center, WI $37,956

Waupun, WI $38,105

Westfield, WI $37,867

Wisconsin Dells, WI $38,170

Wonewoc, WI $37,813

Wyocena, WI $38,575

Amery, WI $38,964

Baldwin, WI $39,198

Beldenville, WI $39,126

Clayton, WI $38,455

Clear Lake, WI $38,764

Cushing, WI $38,833

Deer Park, WI $39,043

Dresser, WI $39,306

East Ellsworth, WI $39,027

Ellsworth, WI $39,091

Glenwood City, WI $38,850

Hager City, WI $39,191

Hammond, WI $39,660

Hudson, WI $40,288

New Richmond, WI $39,756

Osceola, WI $39,858

Prescott, WI $39,968

River Falls, WI $39,918

Roberts, WI $39,907

Saint Croix Falls, WI $39,073

Somerset, WI $40,130

Star Prairie, WI $39,651

Pell Lake, WI $38,437

Pleasant Prairie, WI $38,473

Powers Lake, WI $38,503

Rochester, WI $38,658

Salem, WI $38,533

Silver Lake, WI $38,543

Somers, WI $38,426

South Milwaukee, WI $39,563

Springfield, WI $38,454

Sturtevant, WI $38,433

Sullivan, WI $38,632

Trevor, WI $38,552

Twin Lakes, WI $38,535

Union Grove, WI $38,517

Walworth, WI $38,373

Radisson, WI $37,455

Waterford, WI $38,861

Waukesha, WI $39,451

Whitewater, WI $38,322

Williams Bay, WI $38,336

Wilmot, WI $38,550

Woodworth, WI $38,503

Zenda, WI $38,334

Milwaukee, WI $39,778

Saint Francis, WI $39,760

Racine, WI $38,407

Afton, WI $38,295

Albany, WI $38,556

Arena, WI $38,569

Argyle, WI $38,341

Avalon, WI $38,301

Avoca, WI $38,081

Barneveld, WI $38,573

Belleville, WI $38,811

Belmont, WI $37,972

Beloit, WI $38,260

Black Earth, WI $38,813

Blanchardville, WI $38,442

Blue Mounds, WI $38,698

Blue River, WI $37,733

Brodhead, WI $38,293

Brooklyn, WI $38,829

Browntown, WI $38,040

Cambridge, WI $38,811

Gile, WI $37,651

Clinton, WI $38,323

Wausau, WI $37,776

Marshfield, WI $37,792

Abbotsford, WI $37,755

Amherst, WI $37,855

Amherst Junction, WI $37,813

Aniwa, WI $37,628

Antigo, WI $37,665

Arpin, WI $37,717

Athens, WI $37,668

Auburndale, WI $37,699

Babcock, WI $37,640

Birnamwood, WI $37,650

Blenker, WI $37,694

Bowler, WI $37,723

Brokaw, WI $37,725

Bryant, WI $37,584

Chili, WI $37,747

Colby, WI $37,735

Curtiss, WI $37,717

Custer, WI $37,760

Deerbrook, WI $37,581

Dorchester, WI $37,720

Edgar, WI $37,698

Eland, WI $37,693

Elcho, WI $37,599

Elderon, WI $37,716

Elton, WI $37,632

Galloway, WI $37,752

Gilman, WI $37,635

Jump River, WI $37,602

Gleason, WI $37,589

Granton, WI $37,745

Greenwood, WI $37,764

Hannibal, WI $37,628

Hatley, WI $37,679

Hewitt, WI $37,860

Irma, WI $37,606

Junction City, WI $37,679

Loyal, WI $37,760

Lublin, WI $37,667

Marathon, WI $37,691

Mattoon, WI $37,766

Medford, WI $37,679

Merrill, WI $37,667

Milladore, WI $37,692

Mosinee, WI $37,717

Neillsville, WI $37,797

Nekoosa, WI $37,730

Nelsonville, WI $37,895

Ogema, WI $37,578

Owen, WI $37,725

Pearson, WI $37,568

Pelican Lake, WI $37,571

Phlox, WI $37,739

Woodville, WI $38,982

Houlton, WI $40,387

Abrams, WI $37,777

Amberg, WI $37,549

Armstrong Creek, WI $37,558

Athelstane, WI $37,573

Black Creek, WI $38,186

Bonduel, WI $37,882

Brillion, WI $38,152

Cecil, WI $37,824

Coleman, WI $37,745

Combined Locks, WI $38,440

Crivitz, WI $37,677

De Pere, WI $37,858

Dunbar, WI $37,533

Fence, WI $37,494

Florence, WI $37,549

Forest Junction, WI $38,261

Gillett, WI $37,796

Goodman, WI $37,557

Greenleaf, WI $38,003

Green Valley, WI $37,807

Gresham, WI $37,783

Hilbert, WI $38,247

Kaukauna, WI $38,393

Freedom, WI $38,345

Keshena, WI $37,823

Kimberly, WI $38,442

Krakow, WI $37,807

Lakewood, WI $37,619

Lena, WI $37,770

Little Chute, WI $38,441

Little Suamico, WI $37,768

Marinette, WI $37,792

Mountain, WI $37,640

Neopit, WI $37,731

Niagara, WI $37,590

Nichols, WI $38,017

Oconto, WI $37,767

Oconto Falls, WI $37,787

Oneida, WI $37,810

Pembine, WI $37,566

Peshtigo, WI $37,760

Porterfield, WI $37,661

Potter, WI $38,172

Pound, WI $37,704

Pulaski, WI $37,821

Pickerel, WI $37,604

Pittsville, WI $37,690

Plover, WI $37,816

Port Edwards, WI $37,836

Rib Lake, WI $37,629

Ringle, WI $37,667

Rosholt, WI $37,744

Rothschild, WI $37,811

Rudolph, WI $37,705

Schofield, WI $37,780

Spencer, WI $37,753

Stetsonville, WI $37,696

Stevens Point, WI $37,800

Stratford, WI $37,721

Summit Lake, WI $37,611

Tigerton, WI $37,782

Tomahawk, WI $37,634

Unity, WI $37,723

Vesper, WI $37,710

Westboro, WI $37,580

White Lake, WI $37,599

Willard, WI $37,756

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $37,777

Withee, WI $37,703

Wittenberg, WI $37,736

Rhinelander, WI $37,655

Argonne, WI $37,534

Boulder Junction, WI $37,558

Brantwood, WI $37,523

Butternut, WI $37,462

Catawba, WI $37,535

Clam Lake, WI $37,332

Conover, WI $37,577

Crandon, WI $37,636

Eagle River, WI $37,633

Fifield, WI $37,511

Poplar, WI $38,092

Port Wing, WI $37,779

Seymour, WI $37,972

Oak Creek, WI $39,295

Adell, WI $38,528

Allenton, WI $38,668

Ashippun, WI $38,793

Belgium, WI $38,906

Brookfield, WI $39,690

Brownsville, WI $38,143

Butler, WI $39,713

Campbellsport, WI $38,332

Cascade, WI $38,300

Cedarburg, WI $39,352

Cedar Grove, WI $38,727

Chilton, WI $38,174

Cleveland, WI $38,021

Clyman, WI $38,489

Colgate, WI $39,289

Delafield, WI $39,053

Eden, WI $38,132

Elkhart Lake, WI $38,129

Fredonia, WI $38,896

Germantown, WI $39,452

Glenbeulah, WI $38,110

Grafton, WI $39,359

Greenbush, WI $38,109

Hartford, WI $38,942

Hartland, WI $39,172

Hingham, WI $38,466

Horicon, WI $38,377

Hubertus, WI $39,237

Hustisford, WI $38,531

Iron Ridge, WI $38,588

Ixonia, WI $38,708

Jackson, WI $39,240

Johnson Creek, WI $38,589

Juneau, WI $38,377

Kewaskum, WI $38,685

Kiel, WI $38,062

Kohler, WI $38,226

Lannon, WI $39,507

Lebanon, WI $38,568

Lomira, WI $38,322

Malone, WI $38,141

Mayville, WI $38,335

Menomonee Falls, WI $39,566

Merton, WI $39,237

Mount Calvary, WI $38,174

Nashotah, WI $39,045

Neosho, WI $38,722

Newburg, WI $39,053

New Holstein, WI $38,120

Newton, WI $37,985

North Lake, WI $39,373

Oakfield, WI $38,073

Oconomowoc, WI $38,891

Okauchee, WI $39,002

Oostburg, WI $38,536

Pewaukee, WI $39,342

Plymouth, WI $38,180

Port Washington, WI $39,121

Random Lake, WI $38,711

Richfield, WI $39,258

Rubicon, WI $38,789

Saint Cloud, WI $38,170

Saukville, WI $39,169

Sheboygan, WI $38,336

Sheboygan Falls, WI $38,207

Slinger, WI $39,065

Stockbridge, WI $38,259

Sussex, WI $39,372

West Bend, WI $38,862

Theresa, WI $38,552

Thiensville, WI $39,642

Waldo, WI $38,432

Watertown, WI $38,540

Mequon, WI $39,540

Woodland, WI $38,623

Bassett, WI $38,535

Benet Lake, WI $38,499

Big Bend, WI $39,136

Bristol, WI $38,504

Burlington, WI $38,576

Caledonia, WI $38,720

Camp Lake, WI $38,547

Cudahy, WI $39,729

Darien, WI $38,365

Delavan, WI $38,348

Dousman, WI $38,786

Eagle, WI $38,715

Cobb, WI $38,102

Cottage Grove, WI $39,033

Cross Plains, WI $38,935

Dane, WI $38,933

Darlington, WI $38,080

Deerfield, WI $38,926

De Forest, WI $38,977

Dodgeville, WI $38,273

Edgerton, WI $38,726

Edmund, WI $38,185

Evansville, WI $38,619

Footville, WI $38,378

Fort Atkinson, WI $38,559

Gotham, WI $38,271

Gratiot, WI $37,910

Hanover, WI $38,370

Highland, WI $38,050

Hollandale, WI $38,503

Janesville, WI $38,400

Shawano, WI $37,845

Sherwood, WI $38,359

Shiocton, WI $38,089

Sobieski, WI $37,774

Suamico, WI $37,764

Suring, WI $37,716

Townsend, WI $37,636

Wausaukee, WI $37,613

Wrightstown, WI $38,246

Zachow, WI $37,836

Algoma, WI $37,766

Baileys Harbor, WI $37,662

Brussels, WI $37,762

Casco, WI $37,770

Collins, WI $38,066

Denmark, WI $37,814

Egg Harbor, WI $37,692

Ellison Bay, WI $37,628

Ephraim, WI $37,692

Fish Creek, WI $37,667

Forestville, WI $37,763

Francis Creek, WI $37,858

Kellnersville, WI $37,883

Kewaunee, WI $37,787

Luxemburg, WI $37,770

Manitowoc, WI $37,929

Maplewood, WI $37,756

Maribel, WI $37,859

Mishicot, WI $37,828

New Franken, WI $37,765

Reedsville, WI $37,960

Saint Nazianz, WI $38,035

Sister Bay, WI $37,669

Sturgeon Bay, WI $37,769

Tisch Mills, WI $37,810

Two Rivers, WI $37,824

Valders, WI $38,017

Washington Island, WI $37,606

Whitelaw, WI $37,885

Green Bay, WI $37,759

East Troy, WI $38,715

Elkhorn, WI $38,448

Elm Grove, WI $39,713

Fontana, WI $38,358

Franksville, WI $38,695

Genesee Depot, WI $38,993

Genoa City, WI $38,467

Greendale, WI $39,684

Hales Corners, WI $39,616

Franklin, WI $39,388

Helenville, WI $38,497

Honey Creek, WI $38,594

Kansasville, WI $38,580

Kenosha, WI $38,416

New Berlin, WI $39,492

Lake Geneva, WI $38,337

Lyons, WI $38,543

Mukwonago, WI $38,951

Muskego, WI $39,198

New Munster, WI $38,547

North Prairie, WI $38,930

Fremont, WI $38,121

Rice Lake, WI $37,665

Sarona, WI $37,573

Shell Lake, WI $37,605

Siren, WI $37,986

Solon Springs, WI $37,772

South Range, WI $38,129

Springbrook, WI $37,501

Stone Lake, WI $37,515

Superior, WI $38,169

Trego, WI $37,541

Turtle Lake, WI $38,391

Wascott, WI $37,734

Washburn, WI $37,590

Webster, WI $37,635

Weyerhaeuser, WI $37,574

Winter, WI $37,395

Oshkosh, WI $38,221

Almond, WI $37,808

Appleton, WI $38,443

Bancroft, WI $37,690

Bear Creek, WI $38,028

Berlin, WI $38,054

Big Falls, WI $37,940

Butte Des Morts, WI $38,201

Caroline, WI $37,838

Clintonville, WI $37,936

Coloma, WI $37,709

Dale, WI $38,271

Eldorado, WI $38,131

Embarrass, WI $37,923

Eureka, WI $38,065

Fond Du Lac, WI $38,316

Jefferson, WI $38,527

Juda, WI $38,246

Lake Mills, WI $38,712

Linden, WI $38,145

Livingston, WI $37,950

Lodi, WI $38,809

Lone Rock, WI $38,156

Lowell, WI $38,561

Mc Farland, WI $39,076

Marshall, WI $38,884

Mazomanie, WI $38,793

Merrimac, WI $38,640

Middleton, WI $39,048

Milton, WI $38,417

Mineral Point, WI $38,162

Monroe, WI $38,222

Montfort, WI $37,966

Monticello, WI $38,512

Morrisonville, WI $38,937

Mount Horeb, WI $38,753

Muscoda, WI $37,901

New Glarus, WI $38,670

Oregon, WI $39,011

Orfordville, WI $38,334

Plain, WI $38,272

Prairie Du Sac, WI $38,660

Reeseville, WI $38,640

Rewey, WI $37,992

Richland Center, WI $37,863

Ridgeway, WI $38,547

Sauk City, WI $38,671

Sextonville, WI $38,211

Sharon, WI $38,356

Shullsburg, WI $37,837

South Wayne, WI $37,990

Spring Green, WI $38,420

Stoughton, WI $38,937

Sun Prairie, WI $38,977

Verona, WI $38,966

Waterloo, WI $38,764

Waunakee, WI $39,064

Windsor, WI $39,039

Woodford, WI $38,216

Madison, WI $39,146

Entry Level Line Cook Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Entry Level Line Cook roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Entry Level Line Cook positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Entry Level Line Cook as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Entry Level Line Cook

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$42,995	$21.0	10%
Biotechnology	$42,995	$21.0	10%
Business Services	$42,995	$21.0	10%
Chemicals	$42,995	$21.0	10%
Construction	$42,995	$21.0	10%

Entry Level Line Cook Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Entry Level Line Cook's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$35,481

Average $39,086/year

$44,958

$2,957

Average $3,257/month

$3,747

$682

Average $752/week

$865

$17

Average $19/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,958	$3,747	$865	$22
Average	$39,086	$3,257	$752	$19
25th Percentile	$35,481	$2,957	$682	$17

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