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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Tucson, AZ

The median cooks, fast food in Tucson, AZ earns $30,830 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,182 a month.

10th percentile
$30,580
25th percentile
$30,580
Median percentile
$30,830
75th percentile
$31,550
90th percentile
$33,860

Based on 1,480 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

$26,181 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,830
Federal income tax−$1,520
Social Security + Medicare−$2,358
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$771
Monthly take-home$2,182
Every two weeks$1,007

Does it go far here?

$31,818Median pay in Tucson, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$357,070
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers$151,520
Pharmacists$147,420
Sales Managers$138,880
Nurse Practitioners$129,340
Managers, All Other$128,860
Financial Managers$126,170

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