Cooks, Short Order salary in Kenosha, WI

The median cooks, short order in Kenosha, WI earns $27,790 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,919 a month.

10th percentile: $22,980
25th percentile: $27,690
Median percentile: $27,790
75th percentile: $33,960
90th percentile: $44,720

Based on 50 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

$23,022 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,790
Federal income tax	−$1,169
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,126
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$1,473
Monthly take-home	$1,919
Every two weeks	$885

Does it go far here?

$27,483Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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