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Cooks, Short Order salary in Longview, TX

The median cooks, short order in Longview, TX earns $22,880 a year, 36% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,704 a month.

10th percentile
$21,600
25th percentile
$22,880
Median percentile
$22,880
75th percentile
$26,310
90th percentile
$31,200

Based on 180 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

$20,452 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,880
Federal income tax−$678
Social Security + Medicare−$1,750
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,704
Every two weeks$787

Does it go far here?

$25,569Median pay in Longview, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Longview, TX

JobMedian pay
Construction Managers$94,990
General and Operations Managers$89,660
Project Management Specialists$85,870
Registered Nurses$80,330
Accountants and Auditors$75,060
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,330
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,810
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$70,800

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