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Cooks, Short Order salary in Massachusetts

The median cooks, short order in Massachusetts earns $44,290 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,963 a month.

10th percentile
$32,550
25th percentile
$33,620
Median percentile
$44,290
75th percentile
$50,690
90th percentile
$53,780

Based on 4,760 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

$35,553 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,290
Federal income tax−$3,135
Social Security + Medicare−$3,388
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,215
Monthly take-home$2,963
Every two weeks$1,367

Does it go far here?

$41,879Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All cooks, short order salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts