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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median cooks, fast food in Harrisonburg, VA earns $28,680 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,971 a month.

10th percentile
$27,510
25th percentile
$28,060
Median percentile
$28,680
75th percentile
$32,780
90th percentile
$35,040

Based on 190 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

$23,647 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,680
Federal income tax−$1,262
Social Security + Medicare−$2,194
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,577
Monthly take-home$1,971
Every two weeks$909

Does it go far here?

$30,224Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,870

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