What are the main factors that influence a Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary?

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

How does experience change a Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary?

A Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,961 for beginners, reaching about $36,644 at mid-level, and approach $38,941 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Line Cook/Dishwasher?

Line Cook/Dishwasher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Line Cook/Dishwasher roles are District of Columbia $41,556, California $41,398, Massachusetts $40,847. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Line Cook/Dishwasher roles make?

Salaries for Line Cook/Dishwasher level roles vary by specialization: Line Manager: $84,407; Line Inspector: $80,022; Line Supervisor: $79,786; Line Mechanic: $67,459; Line Producer: $61,568.

How do different companies affect a Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Line Cook/Dishwasher roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Line Cook/Dishwasher Salary in the United States

How much does a Line Cook/Dishwasher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Line Cook/Dishwasher in the United States is $37,533 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,850
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,742 to $41,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,291

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Line Cook/Dishwasher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,887	$3,491	$806	$20
Average	$37,533	$3,128	$722	$18
25th Percentile	$33,742	$2,812	$649	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Line Cook/Dishwasher Salaries

A Line Cook/Dishwasher'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Line Cook/Dishwasher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Line Cook/Dishwasher'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): $35,961
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,075
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $36,644
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $37,661
Expert (over 8 years): $38,941

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Line Cook/Dishwasher	$35,961
Intermediate Level Line Cook/Dishwasher	$36,075
Senior Level Line Cook/Dishwasher	$36,644
Specialist Level Line Cook/Dishwasher	$37,661
Expert Level Line Cook/Dishwasher	$38,941

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How Do Line Cook/Dishwasher 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 Line Cook/Dishwashers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $41,556.
California: $41,398.
Massachusetts: $40,847.

District of Columbia $41,556

California $41,398

Massachusetts $40,847

Washington $40,697

New Jersey $40,682

Alaska $40,629

Connecticut $40,111

New York $39,901

Hawaii $39,229

Rhode Island $38,914

Maryland $38,700

Minnesota $38,407

Colorado $38,295

Illinois $38,257

Oregon $38,114

Delaware $38,009

New Hampshire $37,943

Virginia $37,795

Pennsylvania $37,364

Nevada $37,146

North Dakota $37,075

Michigan $36,962

Wisconsin $36,921

Vermont $36,838

Texas $36,609

Maine $36,594

Arizona $36,572

Ohio $36,545

Georgia $36,200

Indiana $36,028

Wyoming $35,994

Utah $35,941

Iowa $35,919

Kansas $35,739

Louisiana $35,686

North Carolina $35,667

Missouri $35,660

Florida $35,513

Montana $35,435

Nebraska $35,359

Kentucky $35,318

South Carolina $35,168

Tennessee $35,074

Idaho $35,037

New Mexico $34,763

Oklahoma $34,703

Alabama $34,481

South Dakota $34,110

Arkansas $33,907

West Virginia $33,798

Mississippi $33,472

Top Paying Cities for Line Cook/Dishwashers

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:

San Jose: $47,340
San Francisco: $46,874
Oakland: $45,835

San Jose, CA $47,340

San Francisco, CA $46,874

Oakland, CA $45,835

New York, NY $43,497

Queens Village, NY $43,215

Paramus, NJ $42,915

Passaic, NJ $42,877

Bergenfield, NJ $42,840

Stamford, CT $42,783

Huntington, NY $42,746

Newark, NJ $42,502

Bridgeport, CT $42,427

New Brunswick, NJ $42,303

Vallejo, CA $42,224

Middlesex, NJ $42,202

Somerset, NJ $42,168

Petaluma, CA $42,082

Santa Cruz, CA $41,935

Boston, MA $41,860

Monterey, CA $41,672

Fairbanks, AK $41,646

Los Angeles, CA $41,575

Washington, DC $41,556

Seattle, WA $41,489

Santa Rosa, CA $41,481

Juneau, AK $41,372

Orange, CA $41,248

Anchorage, AK $41,181

Anaheim, CA $41,154

Santa Ana, CA $41,098

Nassau, NY $41,076

Long Beach, CA $41,061

Danbury, CT $41,049

Santa Maria, CA $40,922

Everett, WA $40,914

Bremerton, WA $40,730

Trenton, NJ $40,659

Sacramento, CA $40,644

San Diego, CA $40,625

Brockton, MA $40,610

Tacoma, WA $40,595

Santa Barbara, CA $40,543

Lowell, MA $40,393

New Suffolk, NY $40,378

Nashua, NH $40,333

Lompoc, CA $40,272

Ventura, CA $40,235

Stockton, CA $40,224

New Haven, CT $40,149

Atlantic City, NJ $40,051

Hartford, CT $39,968

Modesto, CA $39,950

Poughkeepsie, NY $39,867

New Britain, CT $39,848

Olympia, WA $39,796

Kennewick, WA $39,796

New London, CT $39,788

Norwich, CT $39,777

Lawrence, MA $39,758

Bakersfield, CA $39,653

Riverside, CA $39,601

New Bedford, MA $39,601

Richland, WA $39,563

Portsmouth, NH $39,533

Vineland, NJ $39,526

San Bernardino, CA $39,496

Boulder, CO $39,390

Worcester, MA $39,360

Portland, OR $39,327

Saint Paul, MN $39,282

Minneapolis, MN $39,282

Philadelphia, PA $39,229

Honolulu, HI $39,030

Springfield, MA $38,899

Providence, RI $38,895

Chicago, IL $38,786

Bellingham, WA $38,741

Baltimore, MD $38,700

Chico, CA $38,606

Wilmington, DE $38,542

Pittsfield, MA $38,505

Manchester, NH $38,433

Spokane, WA $38,268

Denver, CO $38,264

Albany, NY $38,088

Troy, NY $38,073

Schenectady, NY $37,994

Burlington, VT $37,912

Portland, ME $37,780

Salem, OR $37,750

Yakima, WA $37,743

Ann Arbor, MI $37,732

Rochester, MN $37,626

Fresno, CA $37,608

Reno, NV $37,608

Milwaukee, WI $37,574

Detroit, MI $37,536

Allentown, PA $37,525

Carson City, NV $37,521

Houston, TX $37,465

Colorado Springs, CO $37,461

Syracuse, NY $37,443

Eugene, OR $37,371

Bismarck, ND $37,326

Gary, IN $37,326

Galveston, TX $37,326

Springfield, OR $37,296

Medford, OR $37,206

Fort Collins, CO $37,191

Austin, TX $37,161

Mesa, AZ $37,082

Phoenix, AZ $37,075

Dallas, TX $37,063

Reading, PA $37,041

Saint Cloud, MN $37,026

Concord, NH $36,992

Madison, WI $36,977

Utica, NY $36,876

Raleigh, NC $36,846

Las Vegas, NV $36,842

Rochester, NY $36,816

Des Moines, IA $36,812

Atlanta, GA $36,752

Battle Creek, MI $36,741

Salt Lake City, UT $36,729

Lancaster, PA $36,673

Champaign, IL $36,666

Harrisburg, PA $36,621

Durham, NC $36,587

Kansas City, MO $36,583

Kansas City, KS $36,576

Fort Worth, TX $36,572

Boca Raton, FL $36,557

Cleveland, OH $36,553

Columbus, OH $36,545

Pittsburgh, PA $36,542

Richmond, VA $36,527

Indianapolis, IN $36,519

Cincinnati, OH $36,470

Petersburg, VA $36,414

Billings, MT $36,332

Lansing, MI $36,332

Huntsville, AL $36,332

Lebanon, PA $36,328

Dayton, OH $36,324

Pueblo, CO $36,324

Appleton, WI $36,313

Buffalo, NY $36,298

Racine, WI $36,279

Charlotte, NC $36,275

Saint Louis, MO $36,264

Springfield, IL $36,249

Elkhart, IN $36,241

York, PA $36,241

Gastonia, NC $36,238

Benton Harbor, MI $36,238

Beaumont, TX $36,215

Lorain, OH $36,208

Toledo, OH $36,193

Binghamton, NY $36,174

Rock Hill, SC $36,170

Rockford, IL $36,151

Fargo, ND $36,133

Elyria, OH $36,133

Flagstaff, AZ $36,106

Fort Lauderdale, FL $36,084

Miami, FL $36,061

Duluth, MN $36,001

Bangor, ME $35,952

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,911

Louisville, KY $35,892

Grand Rapids, MI $35,885

Hialeah, FL $35,881

Casper, WY $35,829

Scranton, PA $35,784

New Orleans, LA $35,772

Virginia Beach, VA $35,769

Akron, OH $35,750

Peoria, IL $35,701

Sarasota, FL $35,694

Green Bay, WI $35,667

Baton Rouge, LA $35,648

Charleston, SC $35,641

Nashville, TN $35,630

Jamestown, NY $35,622

Davenport, IA $35,622

Tucson, AZ $35,603

Cheyenne, WY $35,592

Saint Petersburg, FL $35,581

Tampa, FL $35,573

Omaha, NE $35,566

Port Arthur, TX $35,551

Evansville, IN $35,551

Bradenton, FL $35,536

Santa Fe, NM $35,468

Orlando, FL $35,431

Clearwater, FL $35,389

Canton, OH $35,311

La Crosse, WI $35,311

Grand Forks, ND $35,299

Albuquerque, NM $35,288

Tulsa, OK $35,288

Newport News, VA $35,284

High Point, NC $35,273

Ogden, UT $35,258

Corpus Christi, TX $35,228

Laramie, WY $35,206

Norfolk, VA $35,206

Rock Island, IL $35,183

Saginaw, MI $35,176

Jacksonville, FL $35,172

Salisbury, NC $35,164

Memphis, TN $35,157

Moline, IL $35,138

Fort Myers, FL $35,127

Waterloo, IA $35,078

Spartanburg, SC $35,040

Lincoln, NE $35,022

Fort Wayne, IN $35,014

Birmingham, AL $34,973

Cedar Falls, IA $34,965

Provo, UT $34,962

Springfield, OH $34,958

San Antonio, TX $34,950

Greensboro, NC $34,935

South Bend, IN $34,932

Winston Salem, NC $34,928

Boise, ID $34,917

Savannah, GA $34,890

Muskegon, MI $34,823

Lima, OH $34,778

Lake Charles, LA $34,763

Anderson, IN $34,755

Lexington, KY $34,744

Augusta, GA $34,733

Greenville, SC $34,733

Wichita, KS $34,699

Tuscaloosa, AL $34,699

Columbia, SC $34,665

Bloomington, IN $34,571

Roanoke, VA $34,549

Asheville, NC $34,500

Knoxville, TN $34,436

Shreveport, LA $34,432

Wilmington, NC $34,384

Frankfort, KY $34,312

Oklahoma City, OK $34,286

Chillicothe, OH $34,271

Longview, TX $34,267

Topeka, KS $34,256

Mobile, AL $34,200

Terre Haute, IN $34,185

Erie, PA $34,181

Altoona, PA $34,162

Melbourne, FL $34,151

Amarillo, TX $34,136

Killeen, TX $34,125

Fayetteville, AR $34,095

Sioux Falls, SD $34,068

Chattanooga, TN $34,046

Idaho Falls, ID $34,042

Gainesville, FL $33,963

Portsmouth, OH $33,944

Little Rock, AR $33,937

Lynchburg, VA $33,937

Lafayette, LA $33,922

Youngstown, OH $33,922

Temple, TX $33,907

Daytona Beach, FL $33,899

Clarksville, TN $33,896

Pensacola, FL $33,892

Hopkinsville, KY $33,779

Charleston, WV $33,776

Florence, SC $33,757

Sioux City, IA $33,734

Macon, GA $33,625

Tallahassee, FL $33,622

Fayetteville, NC $33,614

Waco, TX $33,607

Wichita Falls, TX $33,607

Pine Bluff, AR $33,592

Vincennes, IN $33,520

Lubbock, TX $33,505

Great Falls, MT $33,483

Alamogordo, NM $33,479

Abilene, TX $33,449

Rapid City, SD $33,400

Monroe, LA $33,400

Albany, GA $33,378

Huntington, WV $33,374

Jackson, MS $33,370

Greenville, MS $33,366

Parkersburg, WV $33,329

Montgomery, AL $33,321

Johnstown, PA $33,314

Springfield, MO $33,284

Biloxi, MS $33,265

Sumter, SC $33,186

Columbus, GA $33,183

Twin Falls, ID $33,160

Pascagoula, MS $33,111

Kingsport, TN $33,014

Gulfport, MS $33,002

Alexandria, LA $32,879

Fort Smith, AR $32,785

El Paso, TX $32,683

Helena, MT $32,635

Las Cruces, NM $32,514

Harlingen, TX $32,409

Pocatello, ID $32,376

Florence, AL $32,364

Brownsville, TX $32,357

Dothan, AL $32,297

Mcallen, TX $32,278

Columbus, MS $32,000

Altus, OK $31,828

Lawton, OK $31,756

Pierre, SD $31,621

What Skills Can Increase a Line Cook/Dishwasher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 8.91% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Healthcare Services (Mentioned in 5.35% Job Postings): The improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields.
HACCP (Mentioned in 3.61% Job Postings): HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement to manufacturing and consumption of the finished product.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	8.91%
Healthcare Services	5.35%
HACCP	3.61%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Line Cook/Dishwasher's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Assisted Living: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$40,911	9%
Time Management	$39,785	6%
Assisted Living	$39,785	6%
Problem Solving	$39,785	6%
Coaching	$39,409	5%
Presentation	$39,034	4%

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How Education impacts a Line Cook/Dishwasher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Line Cook/Dishwashers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Line Cook/Dishwasher with a No Diploma is between $39,539 and $41,869).

Line Cook/Dishwasher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Line Cook/Dishwasher

No Diploma 5.2%

High School 53.5%

Associates 30.3%

Bachelors 10.0%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.2%
High School	53.5%
Associates	30.3%
Bachelors	10.0%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Line Cook/Dishwasher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Line Cook/Dishwasher'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$33,742

Average $37,533/year

$41,887

$2,812

Average $3,128/month

$3,491

$649

Average $722/week

$806

$16

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,887	$3,491	$806	$20
Average	$37,533	$3,128	$722	$18
25th Percentile	$33,742	$2,812	$649	$16

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Salary Trends for Line Cook/Dishwasher

Salaries for a Line Cook/Dishwasher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,480 in 2023 to around $39,022 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Line Cook/Dishwasher salary trends, .

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2023

$39,480

2024

$39,253

2025

$39,022

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2024	$39,253
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