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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median cooks, restaurant in Harrisonburg, VA earns $35,920 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,422 a month.

10th percentile
$28,680
25th percentile
$30,490
Median percentile
$35,920
75th percentile
$37,600
90th percentile
$43,740

Based on 740 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

$29,066 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,920
Federal income tax−$2,130
Social Security + Medicare−$2,748
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,976
Monthly take-home$2,422
Every two weeks$1,118

Does it go far here?

$37,854Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,870

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