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NYC restaurant pay

🍳 What line cooks make in Midtown East, Manhattan

Typical pay
$21.50/hr
$17.50–$25 an hour
NYC overall: $20.75/hr — this neighborhood pays more 🔥
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Line Cook pay by neighborhood

From the pay posted on live Midtown East, Manhattan restaurant listings, updated daily. Typical = the middle; the range runs from the lower tenth to the top tenth. Yearly salaries shown per hour (÷ 2,080).

Line Cook pay in Midtown East, NYC: $21.50/hr typical (2026) · Restowork