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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Valdosta, GA

The median cooks, fast food in Valdosta, GA earns $23,640 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,654 a month.

10th percentile
$18,040
25th percentile
$21,360
Median percentile
$23,640
75th percentile
$27,040
90th percentile
$34,000

Based on 270 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

$19,851 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,640
Federal income tax−$754
Social Security + Medicare−$1,808
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,227
Monthly take-home$1,654
Every two weeks$763

Does it go far here?

$26,781Median pay in Valdosta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,025 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Valdosta, GA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$79,440
Registered Nurses$74,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$37,480

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