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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Georgia

The median cooks, fast food in Georgia earns $26,940 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,866 a month.

10th percentile
$20,800
25th percentile
$21,880
Median percentile
$26,940
75th percentile
$32,060
90th percentile
$36,810

Based on 12,940 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

$22,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,940
Federal income tax−$1,084
Social Security + Medicare−$2,061
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,398
Monthly take-home$1,866
Every two weeks$861

Does it go far here?

$27,977Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
75%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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