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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Albany, GA

The median cooks, fast food in Albany, GA earns $22,550 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,584 a month.

10th percentile
$18,060
25th percentile
$21,260
Median percentile
$22,550
75th percentile
$28,090
90th percentile
$36,570

Based on 190 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

$19,010 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,550
Federal income tax−$645
Social Security + Medicare−$1,725
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,170
Monthly take-home$1,584
Every two weeks$731

Does it go far here?

$25,722Median pay in Albany, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, GA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$85,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,170
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,020
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,630
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$58,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,680

All cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia