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Cooks, All Other salary in Ohio

The median cooks, all other in Ohio earns $35,360 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,468 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$34,840
Median percentile
$35,360
75th percentile
$43,110
90th percentile
$45,630

Based on 180 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

$29,619 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,360
Federal income tax−$2,063
Social Security + Medicare−$2,705
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$972
Monthly take-home$2,468
Every two weeks$1,139

Does it go far here?

$38,114Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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