Paycheck Atlas

Cooks, Fast Food salary in Huntington, WV

The median cooks, fast food in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH earns $22,610 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,601 a month.

10th percentile
$21,010
25th percentile
$22,090
Median percentile
$22,610
75th percentile
$26,710
90th percentile
$27,680

Based on 3,070 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

$19,212 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,610
Federal income tax−$651
Social Security + Medicare−$1,730
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,017
Monthly take-home$1,601
Every two weeks$739

Does it go far here?

$25,571Median pay in Huntington, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($884 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntington, WV

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$277,850
Nurse Practitioners$125,780
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,120
Registered Nurses$81,010
Project Management Specialists$79,590
General and Operations Managers$77,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,820
Accountants and Auditors$70,840

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