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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Anniston, AL

The median cooks, fast food in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $26,410 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,848 a month.

10th percentile
$22,500
25th percentile
$22,900
Median percentile
$26,410
75th percentile
$28,410
90th percentile
$30,590

Based on 820 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

$22,170 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,410
Federal income tax−$1,031
Social Security + Medicare−$2,020
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,188
Monthly take-home$1,848
Every two weeks$853

Does it go far here?

$30,728Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

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