What should the wage be for someone who works as a cook on average per hour?
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The wages will vary, depending on the type of restaurant, the skill level required, and the job market in the area. Pay in New York City will be higher that in a small town ion the Midwest. The cost of living in NYC is a lot higher too. \n\nIf a restaurant owner can get a qualified cook for $8.00/ hour, that is what they market rate is. If no one (qualified) will take the job for less than $100/ hour that would be the market rate!
590157
It varies from state to state and province to province.  It depends also on whether they are members of a union.  Generally the salaries are not high.  Where I live they range from about $13 to $16 an hour, with usually 5 or 6 hours a day at most.
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An employee and an employer should be able to decide what the fair market wage is for the job at hand.  If $8.50 is what the market dictates then that should be a good starting point.  If you feel you are worth more and can show the employer that they would be better off in hiring you at a higher rate than some other bloke off the street then you and the employer should be able to negotiate that.\n\nIn Liberty,\nEric H. Smith
852014
I guess around $50-100 an hour.
139568
It really depends on how long you have been in the career, and what background you have.\nThey can make from $12 on up to an average of $16.  Some of the long term employees make more than $25 - 30 an hour.
900464
at least the national minimum wage....£5.35 per hr
824572
A good rate is $10-15 an hour.\n\nObviously, it depends on how big your house is.\nIf you find the right person and your house is small you could expect around $30.\n\nYou could save money by finding a starving college student or illegal alien.
922270
Expect tp pay at least $ 1000.00- $ 1500.00 for rent in a decent house and food around $ 600.00 min. Great wages though and there is lots of work!!!!!
491289
depends on where you are located and your background and experience. I would guess between 250-20 dollars/hour
1008727
Every time minimum wage has been raised in the past, the prices of everything else follows.  I'm only 27, and I remember working for $4.25 an hour.  I don't think $7 is enough to live on, but I'm not sure that even raising it to that will do any good.
920388
If I hired you for the same job, I would pay you the cost of the food plus $4/hr for daytime hours and $1/hr for nighttime hours.  Plus reimbursement for gas and entertainment expenses.  So I would probably total it all at around $650.  Break it down and present it to your parents.  As long as they see it as reasonable, they should agree.  Good Luck!
114344
I think it's about 6.00-6.50 an hour.
1120586
Many variables there. What profession? Minimum wage varies from the standard to $6.75/hr in LA and Orange Counties and $8.84/hr in San Francisco. Cost of living is higher in these areas as well.
843118
It depends on what you do...... most adults earn between $10-$20 an hour. However the cost of living is very high.....
1176646
A lot depends on where you live and what you do.  The average professional job/salary position pays at least $15.00 an hour.  You want to ask yourself what you are good at in order to get the interview and what you enjoy so you are not at a job you really hate.
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It depends on your location, cost of living, taxes,etc.....but that averages out to be $9.00 an hour so in my opinion i think this is a good wage....and with the job outlook depending on where you are....i'd take it because jobs will continue to decline in the future....I would take the job and be content with your pay until something better comes along!\n\nMinimum wage here is $5.15 so I think the answer to your question would be "OK"
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US Department of Labor has a nice website called the Occupational Outlook Handbook.\n\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos161.htm\n\n"Median hourly earnings of chefs and head cooks were $14.75 in May 2004." It doesn't answer anything about California, though.