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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median cooks, fast food in Lynchburg, VA earns $29,290 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,009 a month.

10th percentile
$26,670
25th percentile
$27,820
Median percentile
$29,290
75th percentile
$30,320
90th percentile
$34,700

Based on 310 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

$24,104 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,290
Federal income tax−$1,335
Social Security + Medicare−$2,241
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,611
Monthly take-home$2,009
Every two weeks$927

Does it go far here?

$32,776Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($991 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$109,840
General and Operations Managers$95,040
Project Management Specialists$94,690
Registered Nurses$80,450
Accountants and Auditors$78,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$65,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,560

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