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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Odessa, TX

The median cooks, restaurant in Odessa, TX earns $34,900 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,519 a month.

10th percentile
$22,770
25th percentile
$28,690
Median percentile
$34,900
75th percentile
$37,280
90th percentile
$38,320

Based on 840 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

$30,222 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,900
Federal income tax−$2,008
Social Security + Medicare−$2,670
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,519
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$37,169Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Odessa, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$104,100
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,570
Registered Nurses$81,370
Accountants and Auditors$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$73,350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,750

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