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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median cooks, fast food in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $28,980 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,019 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,030
Median percentile
$28,980
75th percentile
$32,600
90th percentile
$36,040

Based on 1,740 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

$24,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,980
Federal income tax−$1,298
Social Security + Medicare−$2,217
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,232
Monthly take-home$2,019
Every two weeks$932

Does it go far here?

$30,331Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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