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Cooks, Short Order salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median cooks, short order in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $31,360 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,201 a month.

10th percentile
$18,700
25th percentile
$18,700
Median percentile
$31,360
75th percentile
$38,920
90th percentile
$42,810

Based on 1,340 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

$26,415 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,360
Federal income tax−$1,583
Social Security + Medicare−$2,399
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$963
Monthly take-home$2,201
Every two weeks$1,016

Does it go far here?

$30,579Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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