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Cooks, Short Order salary in Dallas, TX

The median cooks, short order in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $25,320 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,872 a month.

10th percentile
$23,140
25th percentile
$23,880
Median percentile
$25,320
75th percentile
$35,140
90th percentile
$37,540

Based on 1,770 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

$22,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,320
Federal income tax−$922
Social Security + Medicare−$1,937
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,872
Every two weeks$864

Does it go far here?

$24,561Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
86%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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