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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Virginia

The median cooks, fast food in Virginia earns $29,950 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,050 a month.

10th percentile
$27,400
25th percentile
$28,330
Median percentile
$29,950
75th percentile
$34,570
90th percentile
$37,730

Based on 12,520 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

$24,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,950
Federal income tax−$1,414
Social Security + Medicare−$2,291
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,647
Monthly take-home$2,050
Every two weeks$946

Does it go far here?

$29,623Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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