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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Seattle, WA

The median cooks, fast food in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $44,030 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,130 a month.

10th percentile
$35,330
25th percentile
$38,280
Median percentile
$44,030
75th percentile
$44,390
90th percentile
$48,140

Based on 5,190 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

$37,558 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,030
Federal income tax−$3,104
Social Security + Medicare−$3,368
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,130
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$39,619Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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