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Cooks, All Other salary in Virginia

The median cooks, all other in Virginia earns $35,810 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,415 a month.

10th percentile
$26,630
25th percentile
$30,340
Median percentile
$35,810
75th percentile
$57,250
90th percentile
$64,300

Based on 480 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

$28,984 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,810
Federal income tax−$2,117
Social Security + Medicare−$2,739
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,970
Monthly take-home$2,415
Every two weeks$1,115

Does it go far here?

$35,419Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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