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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median cooks, fast food in Pittsburgh, PA earns $26,620 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,893 a month.

10th percentile
$17,810
25th percentile
$24,770
Median percentile
$26,620
75th percentile
$30,070
90th percentile
$38,720

Based on 1,620 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

$22,714 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,620
Federal income tax−$1,052
Social Security + Medicare−$2,036
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$817
Monthly take-home$1,893
Every two weeks$874

Does it go far here?

$28,118Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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