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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Washington

The median cooks, fast food in Washington earns $39,120 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,801 a month.

10th percentile
$35,330
25th percentile
$36,390
Median percentile
$39,120
75th percentile
$44,050
90th percentile
$44,860

Based on 9,020 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

$33,613 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,120
Federal income tax−$2,514
Social Security + Medicare−$2,993
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,801
Every two weeks$1,293

Does it go far here?

$36,556Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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