Texas / Department of Public Safety / Cook III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $41,138, below the department median of $68,978.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria — about 24,740 people — is $35,360. Department of Public Safety pays a median base salary of $38,040 for this role, 8% above that figure — about the 69th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Public Safety’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria — about 441,050 people — is $37,450. Department of Public Safety’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Safety is $38,040, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Cook III is held in 8 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $41,138 ranks #6 of 8.
Median total compensation for the Cook III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $42,923 ranks #9 of 20. See Cook across all of Texas →
Median total compensation for comparable Cookroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Cook III/Department of Public Safety
Source-specific fields
Gabriel Vega works as a Cook III for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Gabriel earned $43,858 in 2026.
Cook III/Department of Public Safety
Source-specific fields
Leann Williams is a Cook III at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $41,716.
Cook III/Department of Public Safety
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Shelli Kearns holds the role of Cook III at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $40,560.
Cook III/Department of Public Safety
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At Department of Public Safety, Michele Morris serves as a Cook III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $40,560.