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Cooks, Short Order salary in Cleveland, OH

The median cooks, short order in Cleveland, OH earns $22,260 a year, 38% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,611 a month.

10th percentile
$22,260
25th percentile
$22,260
Median percentile
$22,260
75th percentile
$30,780
90th percentile
$36,080

Based on 1,610 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

$19,329 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,260
Federal income tax−$616
Social Security + Medicare−$1,703
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$612
Monthly take-home$1,611
Every two weeks$743

Does it go far here?

$23,700Median pay in Cleveland, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,050 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
Pediatricians, General$217,970
Chief Executives$199,350
Commercial Pilots$166,520
Financial Managers$157,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Sales Managers$143,870

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