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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Sherman, TX

The median cooks, fast food in Sherman-Denison, TX earns $26,660 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,964 a month.

10th percentile
$20,560
25th percentile
$22,630
Median percentile
$26,660
75th percentile
$36,600
90th percentile
$36,880

Based on 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

$23,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,660
Federal income tax−$1,056
Social Security + Medicare−$2,039
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,964
Every two weeks$906

Does it go far here?

$28,431Median pay in Sherman, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.8 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,310 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sherman, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$89,940
Registered Nurses$83,700
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,620
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,710
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,770
Office Clerks, General$38,790

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