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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Canton, OH

The median cooks, institution and cafeteria in Canton-Massillon, OH earns $35,530 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,479 a month.

10th percentile
$29,070
25th percentile
$30,220
Median percentile
$35,530
75th percentile
$37,480
90th percentile
$44,370

Based on 760 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

$29,751 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,530
Federal income tax−$2,084
Social Security + Medicare−$2,718
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$977
Monthly take-home$2,479
Every two weeks$1,144

Does it go far here?

$39,740Median pay in Canton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($908 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Canton, OH

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,650
Sales Managers$123,320
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,350
Mechanical Engineers$97,900
Industrial Engineers$96,880
General and Operations Managers$82,720
Project Management Specialists$82,530
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,770

All cooks, institution and cafeteria salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio