Cooks, Fast Food Salary

Median Salary
$30,890
per year
Hourly Rate
$14.85
per hour
Employment
641,070
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$22,580
25th percentile
$27,260
Median
$30,890
75th percentile
$37,260
90th percentile
$42,910

💰 Cooks, Fast Food Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$48,120+55.8%
District of Columbia$44,670+44.6%
California$42,050+36.1%
Washington$39,120+26.6%
New Hampshire$38,590+24.9%
Vermont$38,230+23.8%
Oregon$37,880+22.6%
Massachusetts$37,870+22.6%
Colorado$36,900+19.5%
Maine$36,350+17.7%
New York$35,770+15.8%
Rhode Island$35,230+14.0%
Connecticut$34,980+13.2%
Illinois$34,960+13.2%
Minnesota$34,120+10.5%
Alaska$33,960+9.9%
Nevada$33,840+9.6%
Maryland$33,320+7.9%
Arizona$32,660+5.7%
New Jersey$32,220+4.3%
Delaware$31,840+3.1%
Utah$31,800+2.9%
Idaho$31,070+0.6%
South Dakota$30,950+0.2%
Nebraska$30,430-1.5%
North Dakota$30,220-2.2%
New Mexico$30,190-2.3%
Virginia$29,950-3.0%
Florida$29,900-3.2%
Missouri$29,890-3.2%
Indiana$29,870-3.3%
Michigan$29,460-4.6%
Wyoming$28,950-6.3%
Wisconsin$28,920-6.4%
Pennsylvania$28,810-6.7%
Kansas$28,640-7.3%
Iowa$28,510-7.7%
Tennessee$28,330-8.3%
Texas$28,280-8.4%
Alabama$27,870-9.8%
Oklahoma$27,720-10.3%
Arkansas$27,710-10.3%
South Carolina$27,420-11.2%
North Carolina$27,190-12.0%
Georgia$26,940-12.8%
Ohio$26,870-13.0%
Montana$26,770-13.3%
Louisiana$24,960-19.2%
Kentucky$23,500-23.9%
West Virginia$23,120-25.2%
Mississippi$22,670-26.6%

🏙️ Cooks, Fast Food Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,220+52.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,670+51.1%
Napa, CA$45,300+46.6%
Vallejo, CA$44,450+43.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,030+42.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$43,840+41.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,630+41.2%
Salinas, CA$43,120+39.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$42,700+38.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$42,530+37.7%
Modesto, CA$42,510+37.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$42,480+37.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$42,450+37.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,390+37.2%
Yuba City, CA$42,320+37.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$42,210+36.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$41,600+34.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$41,600+34.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$41,480+34.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$41,280+33.6%
Merced, CA$40,430+30.9%
Chico, CA$40,340+30.6%
El Centro, CA$40,230+30.2%
Redding, CA$39,920+29.2%
Visalia, CA$39,750+28.7%
Fresno, CA$39,620+28.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$39,340+27.4%
Missoula, MT$39,080+26.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,690+25.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,580+24.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,560+24.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$38,550+24.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$38,530+24.7%
Bellingham, WA$38,480+24.6%
Carson City, NV$38,210+23.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,000+23.0%
Santa Fe, NM$38,000+23.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37,910+22.7%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$37,850+22.5%
Kingston, NY$37,150+20.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,030+19.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$37,010+19.8%
Worcester, MA$36,770+19.0%
Yakima, WA$36,710+18.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$36,600+18.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$36,560+18.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,550+18.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,380+17.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,350+17.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,310+17.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$36,260+17.4%
Boulder, CO$36,250+17.4%
Greeley, CO$35,840+16.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$35,810+15.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$35,800+15.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,780+15.8%
Bend, OR$35,600+15.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,550+15.1%
Glens Falls, NY$35,490+14.9%
Springfield, MA$35,490+14.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,470+14.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,360+14.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,260+14.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$35,230+14.0%
Corvallis, OR$34,990+13.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,880+12.9%
New Haven, CT$34,850+12.8%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,700+12.3%
Bangor, ME$34,560+11.9%
Syracuse, NY$34,490+11.7%
Binghamton, NY$34,290+11.0%
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,270+10.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,210+10.7%
Pueblo, CO$34,180+10.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,180+10.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$34,160+10.6%
Grand Junction, CO$33,980+10.0%
Charlottesville, VA$33,970+10.0%
Anchorage, AK$33,960+9.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,960+9.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$33,950+9.9%
Salem, OR$33,870+9.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$33,690+9.1%
Rochester, NY$33,380+8.1%
Rockford, IL$33,380+8.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$33,290+7.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$33,190+7.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$33,100+7.2%
Rochester, MN$33,090+7.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$32,970+6.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$32,900+6.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$32,840+6.3%
Boise City, ID$32,810+6.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$32,380+4.8%
Peoria, IL$32,340+4.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$32,240+4.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220+4.3%
Kankakee, IL$31,900+3.3%
Lexington Park, MD$31,840+3.1%
St. George, UT$31,800+2.9%
Bloomington, IL$31,430+1.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$31,410+1.7%
Midland, TX$31,240+1.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$31,220+1.1%
Dover, DE$31,200+1.0%
Salisbury, MD$31,200+1.0%
Rapid City, SD$31,190+1.0%
St. Cloud, MN$31,010+0.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$30,990+0.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$30,860-0.1%
Tucson, AZ$30,830-0.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$30,790-0.3%
Albuquerque, NM$30,720-0.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,500-1.3%
Logan, UT-ID$30,500-1.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$30,460-1.4%
Reno, NV$30,410-1.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$30,360-1.7%
Pocatello, ID$30,320-1.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$30,300-1.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$30,170-2.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,170-2.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,110-2.5%
Minot, ND$30,030-2.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30,010-2.8%
Grand Island, NE$29,970-3.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,940-3.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,940-3.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$29,930-3.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,810-3.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$29,710-3.8%
Lawrence, KS$29,700-3.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$29,690-3.9%
Madison, WI$29,640-4.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,620-4.1%
Wausau, WI$29,600-4.2%
Richmond, VA$29,570-4.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$29,550-4.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,540-4.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,540-4.4%
Dubuque, IA$29,500-4.5%
Cheyenne, WY$29,470-4.6%
Jackson, MI$29,460-4.6%
Lincoln, NE$29,430-4.7%
Huntsville, AL$29,310-5.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$29,300-5.1%
Bloomington, IN$29,290-5.2%
Lynchburg, VA$29,290-5.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$29,230-5.4%
Iowa City, IA$29,200-5.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$29,190-5.5%
Springfield, MO$29,190-5.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$29,160-5.6%
Roanoke, VA$29,160-5.6%
Cleveland, OH$29,120-5.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$29,120-5.7%
Columbia, MO$29,110-5.8%
Kenosha, WI$29,100-5.8%
Appleton, WI$29,050-6.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,040-6.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$29,020-6.1%
State College, PA$29,020-6.1%
Longview, TX$28,990-6.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28,980-6.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$28,930-6.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$28,930-6.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,910-6.4%
Ogden, UT$28,870-6.5%
Bozeman, MT$28,840-6.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,820-6.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$28,820-6.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$28,810-6.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$28,760-6.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$28,750-6.9%
Green Bay, WI$28,740-7.0%
Traverse City, MI$28,740-7.0%
Farmington, NM$28,730-7.0%
Eau Claire, WI$28,700-7.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$28,680-7.2%
Jefferson City, MO$28,600-7.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-7.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,590-7.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,580-7.5%
York-Hanover, PA$28,520-7.7%
Flint, MI$28,510-7.7%
Decatur, AL$28,480-7.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$28,430-8.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$28,410-8.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$28,400-8.1%
Las Cruces, NM$28,390-8.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$28,390-8.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$28,380-8.1%
Birmingham, AL$28,320-8.3%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$28,290-8.4%
Niles, MI$28,240-8.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$28,220-8.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$28,210-8.7%
Asheville, NC$28,120-9.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,120-9.0%
Tulsa, OK$28,100-9.0%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$28,070-9.1%
Spartanburg, SC$28,030-9.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,030-9.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,000-9.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$27,990-9.4%
Gainesville, GA$27,890-9.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$27,880-9.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$27,840-9.9%
Terre Haute, IN$27,800-10.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$27,710-10.3%
Mobile, AL$27,700-10.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$27,690-10.4%
Montgomery, AL$27,650-10.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$27,620-10.6%
Jacksonville, FL$27,600-10.7%
Knoxville, TN$27,580-10.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,550-10.8%
Odessa, TX$27,520-10.9%
Wilmington, NC$27,500-11.0%
Waco, TX$27,470-11.1%
Burlington, NC$27,450-11.1%
Morristown, TN$27,310-11.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$27,280-11.7%
Lancaster, PA$27,260-11.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,230-11.8%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$27,120-12.2%
Monroe, MI$27,120-12.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$27,100-12.3%
Midland, MI$27,090-12.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$27,070-12.4%
Ocala, FL$27,040-12.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$26,990-12.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$26,950-12.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$26,940-12.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$26,930-12.8%
Warner Robins, GA$26,920-12.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$26,890-12.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$26,840-13.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$26,820-13.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$26,780-13.3%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$26,750-13.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$26,740-13.4%
Topeka, KS$26,680-13.6%
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,660-13.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$26,620-13.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$26,610-13.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$26,610-13.9%
Jonesboro, AR$26,580-14.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$26,560-14.0%
Chambersburg, PA$26,550-14.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$26,480-14.3%
Jackson, TN$26,430-14.4%
Johnson City, TN$26,430-14.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$26,420-14.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$26,410-14.5%
Mansfield, OH$26,360-14.7%
Gettysburg, PA$26,350-14.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$26,300-14.9%
Akron, OH$26,270-15.0%
Lima, OH$26,210-15.2%
Amarillo, TX$26,100-15.5%
Dothan, AL$26,020-15.8%
Springfield, OH$25,980-15.9%
Gadsden, AL$25,900-16.2%
Abilene, TX$25,780-16.5%
Enid, OK$25,730-16.7%
Lawton, OK$25,600-17.1%
Wichita, KS$25,580-17.2%
Lubbock, TX$25,500-17.4%
Columbus, OH$25,290-18.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$25,050-18.9%
Altoona, PA$25,020-19.0%
San Angelo, TX$24,960-19.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,500-20.7%
El Paso, TX$24,390-21.0%
Alexandria, LA$24,170-21.8%
Sumter, SC$23,980-22.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$23,930-22.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$23,870-22.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$23,710-23.2%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$23,710-23.2%
Valdosta, GA$23,640-23.5%
Greenville, NC$23,600-23.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$23,470-24.0%
Bowling Green, KY$23,450-24.1%
Fayetteville, NC$23,430-24.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$23,410-24.2%
Florence, SC$23,310-24.5%
Charleston, WV$23,180-25.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$23,140-25.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$23,110-25.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$23,090-25.3%
Jacksonville, NC$22,900-25.9%
Columbia, SC$22,880-25.9%
Arecibo, PR$22,840-26.1%
Aguadilla, PR$22,780-26.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$22,780-26.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,680-26.6%
Puerto Rico$22,640-26.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$22,610-26.8%
Toledo, OH$22,560-27.0%
Albany, GA$22,550-27.0%
Goldsboro, NC$22,510-27.1%
Beckley, WV$22,370-27.6%
Ponce, PR$22,330-27.7%
Jackson, MS$22,310-27.8%
Guayama, PR$22,260-27.9%
Owensboro, KY$22,260-27.9%
Mayaguez, PR$21,930-29.0%
Guam$21,690-29.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.