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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Gainesville, GA

The median cooks, fast food in Gainesville, GA earns $27,890 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,927 a month.

10th percentile
$20,800
25th percentile
$22,820
Median percentile
$27,890
75th percentile
$30,250
90th percentile
$34,720

Based on 290 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

$23,130 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,890
Federal income tax−$1,179
Social Security + Medicare−$2,134
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,447
Monthly take-home$1,927
Every two weeks$890

Does it go far here?

$28,822Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$98,660
General and Operations Managers$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,730
Accountants and Auditors$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,780

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