Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Daphne, AL

The median cooks, institution and cafeteria in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL earns $27,270 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,903 a month.

10th percentile: $18,780
25th percentile: $22,060
Median percentile: $27,270
75th percentile: $32,240
90th percentile: $37,960

Based on 320 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

$22,840 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,270
Federal income tax	−$1,117
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,086
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$1,227
Monthly take-home	$1,903
Every two weeks	$878

Does it go far here?

$28,799Median pay in Daphne, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).

67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Daphne, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$100,260
Registered Nurses	$79,450
Accountants and Auditors	$71,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,290
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,500
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,860

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