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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Morristown, TN

The median cooks, fast food in Morristown, TN earns $27,310 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,008 a month.

10th percentile
$19,650
25th percentile
$20,660
Median percentile
$27,310
75th percentile
$29,890
90th percentile
$34,040

Based on 240 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

$24,100 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,310
Federal income tax−$1,121
Social Security + Medicare−$2,089
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,008
Every two weeks$927

Does it go far here?

$31,622Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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