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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Chambersburg, PA

The median cooks, fast food in Chambersburg, PA earns $26,550 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,888 a month.

10th percentile
$21,840
25th percentile
$25,650
Median percentile
$26,550
75th percentile
$29,970
90th percentile
$34,420

Based on 180 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

$22,659 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,550
Federal income tax−$1,045
Social Security + Medicare−$2,031
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$815
Monthly take-home$1,888
Every two weeks$871

Does it go far here?

$28,053Median pay in Chambersburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.6 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chambersburg, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$88,430
Registered Nurses$85,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,750
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,960
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,670
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,340

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