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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Arizona

The median cooks, restaurant in Arizona earns $38,670 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,690 a month.

10th percentile
$33,250
25th percentile
$36,200
Median percentile
$38,670
75th percentile
$44,870
90th percentile
$46,240

Based on 30,870 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

$32,285 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,670
Federal income tax−$2,460
Social Security + Medicare−$2,958
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$967
Monthly take-home$2,690
Every two weeks$1,242

Does it go far here?

$38,410Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All cooks, restaurant salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona