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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Dallas, TX

The median cooks, fast food in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $30,010 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,191 a month.

10th percentile
$23,350
25th percentile
$26,800
Median percentile
$30,010
75th percentile
$37,730
90th percentile
$43,400

Based on 6,490 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

$26,293 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,010
Federal income tax−$1,421
Social Security + Medicare−$2,296
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,191
Every two weeks$1,011

Does it go far here?

$29,110Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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