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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Sacramento, CA

The median cooks, fast food in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $42,210 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,762 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$35,300
Median percentile
$42,210
75th percentile
$42,680
90th percentile
$44,270

Based on 8,020 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

$33,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,210
Federal income tax−$2,885
Social Security + Medicare−$3,229
California income tax (approx.)−$2,955
Monthly take-home$2,762
Every two weeks$1,275

Does it go far here?

$39,571Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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