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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Anniston, AL

The median cooks, restaurant in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $29,850 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,068 a month.

10th percentile
$22,500
25th percentile
$27,780
Median percentile
$29,850
75th percentile
$34,680
90th percentile
$36,000

Based on 390 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

$24,821 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,850
Federal income tax−$1,402
Social Security + Medicare−$2,284
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,343
Monthly take-home$2,068
Every two weeks$955

Does it go far here?

$34,730Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

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