Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a first cook make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$41,335typical pay for a first cook in 2025
$33,861 – $47,458what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where first cooks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid first cooks, 2025
- 1Lisel BergstromFirst Cook · Granite School District$50,169
- 2Terri L HolgersonFirst Cook · Granite School District$49,055
- 3Kimberly M GlowczewskiFirst Cook · Granite School District$45,860
- 4Jason A DegregoriaFirst Cook · Granite School District$41,335
- 5Yolanda DorantesFirst Cook · Granite School District$37,371
Common questions
How much does a first cook make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical first cook was paid $41,335 in 2025; most earned between $33,861 and $47,458. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for first cooks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is First Cook, at any level (for example "First Cook"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this