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Cooks, Short Order salary in Texas

The median cooks, short order in Texas earns $25,320 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,872 a month.

10th percentile
$21,850
25th percentile
$23,140
Median percentile
$25,320
75th percentile
$31,070
90th percentile
$36,320

Based on 7,540 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?

$26,088Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
75%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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