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Kitchen Helpers

Kitchen Helpers - Wages & Trends

Wages for kitchen helpers vary by area of the country and employer. Wages are usually highest in fine restaurants and hotels.

A large percentage of kitchen helpers work less than full time. Those who work full time often receive benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Those who work part time rarely receive benefits.

Dishwashers (SOC 35-9021)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $13.11 $14.60 $16.97
Yearly $27,259 $30,366 $35,301
    Champaign Area Hourly $12.54 $13.79 $16.18
Yearly $26,088 $28,670 $33,656
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $12.54 $13.42 $14.15
Yearly $26,088 $27,907 $29,448
    Cook County Hourly $13.65 $15.02 $17.63
Yearly $28,400 $31,248 $36,685
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $13.54 $14.40 $16.72
Yearly $28,153 $29,960 $34,787
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $12.61 $13.57 $15.29
Yearly $26,227 $28,223 $31,817
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $12.54 $13.64 $15.38
Yearly $26,088 $28,378 $31,986
    Lake County Hourly $13.73 $14.98 $16.97
Yearly $28,567 $31,161 $35,301
    McHenry County Hourly $12.90 $14.50 $16.26
Yearly $26,829 $30,158 $33,832
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $12.54 $13.12 $14.56
Yearly $26,088 $27,276 $30,287
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $12.54 $13.10 $15.15
Yearly $26,088 $27,234 $31,507
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $12.54 $13.42 $15.85
Yearly $26,088 $27,915 $32,968
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $12.54 $12.84 $14.15
Yearly $26,088 $26,708 $29,430
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $12.54 $13.73 $15.00
Yearly $26,088 $28,561 $31,200
    Rockford Area Hourly $12.54 $13.20 $14.98
Yearly $26,088 $27,459 $31,145
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $12.54 $12.79 $14.72
Yearly $26,088 $26,617 $30,609
    Springfield Area Hourly $12.54 $13.59 $15.17
Yearly $26,088 $28,262 $31,554
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $12.54 $13.54 $15.01
Yearly $26,088 $28,152 $31,225
    Will County Hourly $13.55 $14.95 $16.77
Yearly $28,178 $31,096 $34,879
United States Hourly $11.99 $13.98 $16.21
Yearly $24,940 $29,080 $33,710

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.