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Cooks, All Other salary in Pennsylvania

The median cooks, all other in Pennsylvania earns $36,220 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,514 a month.

10th percentile
$27,210
25th percentile
$31,880
Median percentile
$36,220
75th percentile
$41,810
90th percentile
$50,850

Based on 660 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

$30,171 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,220
Federal income tax−$2,166
Social Security + Medicare−$2,771
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,112
Monthly take-home$2,514
Every two weeks$1,160

Does it go far here?

$37,121Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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