Cook market brief · Salt Lake City, UT
Cook Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
268 cook openings are live in the Salt Lake City, UT area from 91 employers, led by Franchisee, Compass Group, and Olive Garden. The middle half of posted salaries runs $31,200–$42,354 a year (median $35,880), from the 56% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 268
- Live cook openings currently tracked in the Salt Lake City market.
Companies hiring
- 91
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $35,880
- 56% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 29%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
268
Hiring employers
91
Salary coverage
56%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
133
42 companies · $35,360 median
Top of market
45
12 companies
Established employers
41
17 companies · $52,000 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$31,200
P50
$35,880
P75
$42,354
P90
$67,590
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live cook listings in Salt Lake City
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare cook opportunities in Salt Lake City, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 268 live roles tracked in this market.
- 91 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Cook in Salt Lake City
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
268 cook openings across 91 employers establish the current Salt Lake City opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Franchisee is one of the most active visible employers, with 25 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Salt Lake City market view into active employers and representative cook openings
Employer activity · 91 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 268 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More cook openings in Salt Lake City
- Child Care Center Cook · Learning Care Group
- Cook Lead · Canyons Medical Group
- SENIOR COOK (FULL TIME) · Compass Group
- SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME) · Compass Group
- Cook · HCA Healthcare
- Line Cook · Texas Roadhouse Management LLC
- Prep Cook · Market Street Grill and Oyster Bar
- 2027 Summer Camp Kitchen Manager / Head Chef · Wolfoods
- 2027 Summer Camp Special Diet (Allergen) Chef · Wolfoods
- 2027 Summer Camp Assistant Kitchen Manager / Sous Chef · Wolfoods
- Line Cook · Harmons
- Executive Chef · The Westerner
- Lead Chef · Harmons
- Cooking School Chef · Harmons
- Prep Cook - Moab Brewery-Paradies Lagardere-SLC International Airport · PAR1026PARS
- Cook - Morning Shift · Aubergine and Company
Cook jobs in Salt Lake City: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many cook jobs are open in Salt Lake City?
Metaintro tracks 268 live cook openings from 91 employers in the Salt Lake City, UT area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do cook jobs in Salt Lake City pay?
The median posted salary is $35,880 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $31,200 to $42,354. Based on the 56% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for cook jobs in Salt Lake City?
Franchisee, Compass Group, Olive Garden, and Zinburger have the most open cook roles here right now, out of 91 hiring employers.
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Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Cook demand around Salt Lake City.
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Salt Lake City market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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