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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Ocala, FL

The median cooks, restaurant in Ocala, FL earns $35,500 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,559 a month.

10th percentile
$28,490
25th percentile
$31,300
Median percentile
$35,500
75th percentile
$36,700
90th percentile
$43,890

Based on 1,260 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

$30,704 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,500
Federal income tax−$2,080
Social Security + Medicare−$2,716
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,559
Every two weeks$1,181

Does it go far here?

$37,277Median pay in Ocala, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ocala, FL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$83,770
Registered Nurses$79,230
Accountants and Auditors$74,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,570
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,880
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$71,070
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$70,650
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$59,910

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