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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Redding, CA

The median cooks, fast food in Redding, CA earns $39,920 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,622 a month.

10th percentile
$35,860
25th percentile
$37,880
Median percentile
$39,920
75th percentile
$41,600
90th percentile
$42,970

Based on 470 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

$31,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,920
Federal income tax−$2,610
Social Security + Medicare−$3,054
California income tax (approx.)−$2,794
Monthly take-home$2,622
Every two weeks$1,210

Does it go far here?

$39,649Median pay in Redding, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,317 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Redding, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$134,350
General and Operations Managers$98,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,780
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350
Construction Laborers$55,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,090

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