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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Ohio

The median cooks, fast food in Ohio earns $26,870 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,917 a month.

10th percentile
$22,500
25th percentile
$23,070
Median percentile
$26,870
75th percentile
$29,710
90th percentile
$35,570

Based on 12,310 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

$22,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,870
Federal income tax−$1,077
Social Security + Medicare−$2,056
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$739
Monthly take-home$1,917
Every two weeks$885

Does it go far here?

$28,963Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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