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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Wisconsin

The median cooks, fast food in Wisconsin earns $28,920 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,990 a month.

10th percentile
$22,550
25th percentile
$27,730
Median percentile
$28,920
75th percentile
$32,910
90th percentile
$34,920

Based on 6,900 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

$23,884 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,920
Federal income tax−$1,290
Social Security + Medicare−$2,212
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,533
Monthly take-home$1,990
Every two weeks$919

Does it go far here?

$30,735Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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