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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median cooks, restaurant in Lynchburg, VA earns $35,080 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,370 a month.

10th percentile
$28,210
25th percentile
$29,150
Median percentile
$35,080
75th percentile
$36,710
90th percentile
$43,560

Based on 1,000 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

$28,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,080
Federal income tax−$2,030
Social Security + Medicare−$2,684
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,929
Monthly take-home$2,370
Every two weeks$1,094

Does it go far here?

$39,256Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($991 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$109,840
General and Operations Managers$95,040
Project Management Specialists$94,690
Registered Nurses$80,450
Accountants and Auditors$78,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$65,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,560

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