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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Morristown, TN

The median cooks, restaurant in Morristown, TN earns $35,670 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,570 a month.

10th percentile
$26,420
25th percentile
$29,710
Median percentile
$35,670
75th percentile
$39,130
90th percentile
$44,410

Based on 320 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

$30,841 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,670
Federal income tax−$2,100
Social Security + Medicare−$2,729
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,570
Every two weeks$1,186

Does it go far here?

$41,302Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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