Cooks, Restaurant salary in Gettysburg, PA

The median cooks, restaurant in Gettysburg, PA earns $35,350 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,458 a month.

10th percentile: $23,270
25th percentile: $29,420
Median percentile: $35,350
75th percentile: $37,860
90th percentile: $44,090

Based on 400 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

$29,498 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,350
Federal income tax	−$2,062
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,704
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)	−$1,085
Monthly take-home	$2,458
Every two weeks	$1,135

Does it go far here?

$37,063Median pay in Gettysburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).

45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,115 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gettysburg, PA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$87,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,820
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,020
Office Clerks, General	$41,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,390
Waiters and Waitresses	$31,390
Cashiers	$28,500

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