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Cooks, Restaurant salary in St. George, UT

The median cooks, restaurant in St. George, UT earns $35,590 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,431 a month.

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$30,040
Median percentile
$35,590
75th percentile
$37,040
90th percentile
$44,480

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

$29,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,590
Federal income tax−$2,091
Social Security + Medicare−$2,723
Utah income tax (approx.)−$1,602
Monthly take-home$2,431
Every two weeks$1,122

Does it go far here?

$36,570Median pay in St. George, UT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,566 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. George, UT

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$113,240
Registered Nurses$86,380
General and Operations Managers$82,850
Project Management Specialists$78,300
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,060
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,100
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,020
Accountants and Auditors$70,530

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