Paycheck Atlas

Cooks, All Other salary in Minnesota

The median cooks, all other in Minnesota earns $36,850 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,440 a month.

10th percentile
$30,180
25th percentile
$34,430
Median percentile
$36,850
75th percentile
$45,430
90th percentile
$48,250

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,283 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,850
Federal income tax−$2,242
Social Security + Medicare−$2,819
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$2,506
Monthly take-home$2,440
Every two weeks$1,126

Does it go far here?

$37,365Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

All cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota