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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Sioux City, IA

The median cooks, fast food in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $28,390 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,993 a month.

10th percentile
$15,630
25th percentile
$15,630
Median percentile
$28,390
75th percentile
$34,790
90th percentile
$37,160

Based on 480 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

$23,910 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,390
Federal income tax−$1,229
Social Security + Medicare−$2,172
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,079
Monthly take-home$1,993
Every two weeks$920

Does it go far here?

$32,838Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

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