Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in St. George, UT

The median cooks, institution and cafeteria in St. George, UT earns $37,440 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,548 a month.

10th percentile: $28,270
25th percentile: $35,330
Median percentile: $37,440
75th percentile: $44,000
90th percentile: $46,880

Based on 310 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

$30,578 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,440
Federal income tax	−$2,313
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,864
Utah income tax (approx.)	−$1,685
Monthly take-home	$2,548
Every two weeks	$1,176

Does it go far here?

$38,471Median pay in St. George, UT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).

61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,566 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. George, UT

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$113,240
Registered Nurses	$86,380
General and Operations Managers	$82,850
Project Management Specialists	$78,300
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,060
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$72,100
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$72,020
Accountants and Auditors	$70,530

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