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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Gainesville, GA

The median cooks, restaurant in Gainesville, GA earns $35,310 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,393 a month.

10th percentile
$24,820
25th percentile
$28,910
Median percentile
$35,310
75th percentile
$36,760
90th percentile
$43,850

Based on 700 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

$28,719 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,310
Federal income tax−$2,057
Social Security + Medicare−$2,701
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,833
Monthly take-home$2,393
Every two weeks$1,105

Does it go far here?

$36,490Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$98,660
General and Operations Managers$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,730
Accountants and Auditors$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,780

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