Cooks, Fast Food salary
The median pay for cooks, fast food in the United States is $30,890 a year. About 641,070 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $22,580
- 25th percentile
- $27,260
- Median percentile
- $30,890
- 75th percentile
- $37,260
- 90th percentile
- $42,910
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $44,670
- California $42,050
- Washington $39,120
- New Hampshire $38,590
- Vermont $38,230
- Oregon $37,880
- Colorado $36,900
- Maine $36,350
- New York $35,770
- Rhode Island $35,230
- Connecticut $34,980
- Illinois $34,960
- Minnesota $34,120
- Alaska $33,960
- Nevada $33,840
- Maryland $33,320
- Arizona $32,660
- New Jersey $32,220
- Delaware $31,840
- Utah $31,800
- Idaho $31,070
- South Dakota $30,950
- Nebraska $30,430
- North Dakota $30,220
- New Mexico $30,190
- Virginia $29,950
- Florida $29,900
- Missouri $29,890
- Indiana $29,870
- Michigan $29,460
- Wyoming $28,950
- Wisconsin $28,920
- Pennsylvania $28,810
- Kansas $28,640
- Iowa $28,510
- Tennessee $28,330
- Texas $28,280
- Alabama $27,870
- Oklahoma $27,720
- Arkansas $27,710
- South Carolina $27,420
- North Carolina $27,190
- Georgia $26,940
- Ohio $26,870
- Montana $26,770
- Louisiana $24,960
- Kentucky $23,500
- West Virginia $23,120
- Mississippi $22,670
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $47,220
- San Francisco, CA $46,670
- Napa, CA $45,300
- Vallejo, CA $44,450
- Seattle, WA $44,030
- Santa Rosa, CA $43,840
- Santa Cruz, CA $43,630
- Salinas, CA $43,120
- Santa Maria, CA $42,700
- Oxnard, CA $42,530
- Modesto, CA $42,510
- Riverside, CA $42,480
- San Diego, CA $42,450
- San Luis Obispo, CA $42,390
- Yuba City, CA $42,320
- Sacramento, CA $42,210
- Stockton, CA $41,600
- Bakersfield, CA $41,480
- Hanford, CA $41,280
- Merced, CA $40,430
- Chico, CA $40,340
- El Centro, CA $40,230
- Redding, CA $39,920
- Visalia, CA $39,750
- Fresno, CA $39,620
- Missoula, MT $39,080
- Burlington, VT $38,690
- Portland, OR $38,580
- Austin, TX $38,560
- Manchester, NH $38,550
- Denver, CO $38,530
- Bellingham, WA $38,480
- Carson City, NV $38,210
- Los Angeles, CA $38,000
- Santa Fe, NM $38,000
- Bremerton, WA $37,910
- Mount Vernon, WA $37,850
- Kingston, NY $37,150
- Kennewick, WA $37,030
- Fairbanks, AK $37,010
- Yakima, WA $36,710
- Olympia, WA $36,600
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,560
- Longview, WA $36,550
- Minneapolis, MN $36,380
- Portland, ME $36,310
- Wenatchee, WA $36,260
- Boulder, CO $36,250
- Greeley, CO $35,840
- Bridgeport, CT $35,810
- Washington, DC $35,800
- New York, NY $35,780
- Bend, OR $35,600
- Eugene, OR $35,550
- Glens Falls, NY $35,490
- Lewiston, ME $35,470
- Chicago, IL $35,360
- Providence, RI $35,260
- Fort Collins, CO $35,230
- Corvallis, OR $34,990
- Hartford, CT $34,880
- New Haven, CT $34,850
- Provo, UT $34,700
- Bangor, ME $34,560
- Syracuse, NY $34,490
- Binghamton, NY $34,290
- Lewiston, ID $34,270
- Nashville, TN $34,210
- Pueblo, CO $34,180
- Waterbury, CT $34,180
- Salt Lake City, UT $34,160
- Grand Junction, CO $33,980
- Anchorage, AK $33,960
- Las Vegas, NV $33,960
- Flagstaff, AZ $33,950
- Salem, OR $33,870
- Buffalo, NY $33,690
- Rochester, NY $33,380
- Rockford, IL $33,380
- Baltimore, MD $33,290
- Phoenix, AZ $33,190
- Utica, NY $33,100
- Rochester, MN $33,090
- Sioux Falls, SD $32,970
- North Port, FL $32,900
- Champaign, IL $32,840
- Boise City, ID $32,810
- Charleston, SC $32,380
- Peoria, IL $32,340
- Albany, NY $32,240
- Philadelphia, PA $32,220
- Kankakee, IL $31,900
- Lexington Park, MD $31,840
- St. George, UT $31,800
- Bloomington, IL $31,430
- Naples, FL $31,410
- Midland, TX $31,240
- Omaha, NE $31,220
- Dover, DE $31,200
- Salisbury, MD $31,200
- Rapid City, SD $31,190
- St. Cloud, MN $31,010
- Miami, FL $30,990
- St. Louis, MO $30,860
- Tucson, AZ $30,830
- Duluth, MN $30,790
- Albuquerque, NM $30,720
- Indianapolis, IN $30,500
- Logan, UT $30,500
- Davenport, IA $30,460
- Reno, NV $30,410
- Des Moines, IA $30,360
- Pocatello, ID $30,320
- Tampa, FL $30,300
- Idaho Falls, ID $30,170
- Kansas City, MO $30,170
- San Antonio, TX $30,110
- Minot, ND $30,030
- Dallas, TX $30,010
- Grand Island, NE $29,970