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Cooks, Fast Food Salary by City
Cooks, Fast Food Salary by City (2024)
309 metro areas · National average: $30,072 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Cooks, Fast Food salaries across 309 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $42,750
$41,980
$36,540
$48,450
Seattle, WA $42,730
$38,830
$35,020
$73,130
Portland, OR $42,720
$40,580
$34,420
$58,240
San Jose, CA $42,330
$41,800
$35,780
$49,030
Napa, CA $41,430
$39,210
$36,730
$46,590
Vallejo, CA $41,240
$39,110
$36,490
$45,620
Santa Rosa, CA $40,840
$39,260
$36,530
$46,160
Salinas, CA $40,080
$37,960
$35,710
$45,730
Boston, MA $39,430
$37,730
$35,700
$45,080
Santa Maria, CA $39,390
$37,010
$35,430
$44,310
Santa Cruz, CA $39,000
$37,670
$35,160
$44,420
Denver, CO $38,690
$35,140
$32,870
$59,940
San Luis Obispo, CA $38,680
$36,390
$34,150
$44,370
Urban Honolulu, HI $38,650
$38,250
$29,120
$47,370
Modesto, CA $38,610
$36,650
$34,530
$44,030
Bridgeport, CT $38,470
$37,250
$34,390
$46,190
Yuba City, CA $38,440
$36,820
$34,400
$42,790
Oxnard, CA $38,250
$36,050
$34,470
$44,320
Barnstable Town, MA $38,210
$37,020
$35,130
$46,840
Sacramento, CA $37,980
$36,380
$33,280
$44,500
Los Angeles, CA $37,970
$36,360
$35,580
$44,490
El Centro, CA $37,860
$35,690
$34,260
$42,720
Chico, CA $37,780
$36,060
$33,840
$42,990
Redding, CA $37,720
$36,780
$33,280
$42,090
Portland, ME $37,660
$35,300
$30,410
$46,160
San Diego, CA $37,560
$35,730
$34,680
$44,450
Riverside, CA $37,550
$35,110
$33,720
$43,740
Merced, CA $37,400
$35,960
$33,390
$42,360
Hanford, CA $37,320
$35,780
$33,280
$43,350
Mount Vernon, WA $37,320
$37,360
$34,330
$42,010
Visalia, CA $37,200
$35,880
$33,390
$42,180
Stockton, CA $37,170
$35,320
$33,760
$42,930
Wenatchee, WA $36,970
$35,630
$33,860
$40,070
Manchester, NH $36,880
$37,020
$29,960
$47,630
Boulder, CO $36,850
$36,760
$31,690
$43,330
Bakersfield, CA $36,840
$35,620
$33,700
$42,380
Worcester, MA $36,650
$35,610
$33,690
$39,580
Washington, DC $36,600
$35,360
$31,200
$45,880
Waterbury, CT $36,570
$35,080
$32,640
$43,680
Fresno, CA $36,560
$35,160
$33,280
$41,600
Trenton, NJ $36,480
$34,700
$31,470
$42,940
Kennewick, WA $36,360
$34,900
$33,860
$39,390
Burlington, VT $36,280
$38,040
$31,760
$38,620
Olympia, WA $36,220
$35,890
$33,860
$39,100
Bend, OR $36,100
$32,940
$30,880
$45,990
Bellingham, WA $36,060
$35,510
$33,860
$37,230
Carson City, NV $35,820
$37,700
$27,740
$39,520
Longview, WA $35,770
$35,580
$33,860
$37,470
Fort Collins, CO $35,720
$35,110
$30,950
$37,610
Kingston, NY $35,700
$34,030
$31,200
$42,730
Medford, OR $35,670
$31,710
$30,540
$47,520
Yakima, WA $35,530
$34,790
$33,860
$37,970
Bangor, ME $35,400
$36,230
$30,310
$42,600
Atlantic City, NJ $35,380
$34,970
$31,470
$39,160
Springfield, MA $35,220
$34,800
$31,200
$38,330
New York, NY $35,090
$34,180
$31,470
$39,700
Greeley, CO $35,040
$34,600
$29,990
$37,790
Providence, RI $34,890
$35,550
$31,320
$37,080
Spokane, WA $34,860
$34,040
$33,860
$35,700
New Haven, CT $34,820
$32,920
$32,640
$42,010
Corvallis, OR $34,760
$31,210
$30,310
$46,760
Hartford, CT $34,690
$32,900
$32,640
$39,790
Las Vegas, NV $34,670
$32,970
$22,870
$43,740
Colorado Springs, CO $34,550
$33,920
$30,350
$37,900
Eugene, OR $34,460
$33,340
$30,220
$42,310
Cheyenne, WY $34,260
$31,950
$31,080
$43,240
Utica, NY $34,030
$31,200
$31,200
$47,630
Vineland, NJ $34,030
$31,750
$31,470
$38,710
Syracuse, NY $33,960
$34,200
$31,200
$37,050
Pueblo, CO $33,930
$33,280
$29,990
$36,400
Salem, OR $33,890
$31,420
$30,880
$44,010
Buffalo, NY $33,640
$32,820
$31,200
$36,130
Grand Junction, CO $33,570
$33,480
$29,990
$35,410
North Port, FL $33,560
$33,850
$26,900
$39,810
Baltimore, MD $33,440
$31,200
$31,200
$37,960
Rochester, NY $33,440
$33,860
$31,200
$35,360
Glens Falls, NY $33,300
$31,200
$31,200
$39,000
Anchorage, AK $33,280
$35,820
$28,550
$36,530
Chicago, IL $33,170
$31,780
$29,470
$39,330
Elmira, NY $33,110
$32,200
$31,200
$37,840
Fairbanks, AK $33,080
$35,950
$24,400
$36,520
Binghamton, NY $33,060
$31,450
$31,200
$36,500
Salisbury, MD $33,000
$31,200
$31,200
$36,020
Albany, NY $32,850
$31,200
$31,200
$36,980
Missoula, MT $32,750
$30,560
$21,590
$46,770
Minneapolis, MN $32,670
$32,050
$23,880
$38,730
Phoenix, AZ $32,610
$31,140
$29,850
$36,000
Salt Lake City, UT $32,540
$31,900
$28,350
$39,520
Punta Gorda, FL $32,500
$30,580
$26,360
$37,740
Cape Coral, FL $32,350
$34,420
$25,250
$38,000
Santa Fe, NM $32,180
$30,670
$29,180
$36,820
Charlottesville, VA $32,130
$30,100
$27,440
$40,780
Tampa, FL $32,130
$30,760
$25,940
$39,650
Nashville, TN $32,030
$31,650
$21,640
$37,840
Reno, NV $31,950
$29,820
$29,690
$37,590
St. Louis, MO $31,810
$30,380
$29,510
$36,540
Mankato, MN $31,790
$33,440
$23,620
$36,460
Crestview, FL $31,760
$31,040
$24,960
$37,880
Philadelphia, PA $31,530
$29,460
$24,280
$38,350
Fargo, ND $31,460
$30,500
$22,730
$39,890
Miami, FL $31,460
$30,200
$26,750
$36,340
Sioux Falls, SD $31,460
$30,360
$28,960
$37,480
Rockford, IL $31,420
$29,360
$29,120
$36,710
Bozeman, MT $31,360
$27,880
$23,340
$46,800
Rochester, MN $31,360
$29,990
$22,860
$37,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $31,340
$31,530
$26,630
$37,630
Champaign, IL $31,310
$29,530
$29,120
$36,340
Peoria, IL $31,310
$29,270
$29,120
$36,920
Indianapolis, IN $31,260
$30,440
$22,760
$37,460
Rapid City, SD $31,160
$30,400
$28,880
$36,530
Lakeland, FL $31,140
$29,470
$26,500
$37,640
Deltona, FL $31,050
$29,770
$25,660
$36,750
Tucson, AZ $31,020
$29,850
$29,850
$33,730
Pensacola, FL $30,990
$29,570
$25,840
$37,020
Des Moines, IA $30,940
$29,680
$23,280
$37,410
Provo, UT $30,910
$30,380
$27,050
$35,250
St. Cloud, MN $30,910
$30,460
$22,570
$36,620
Bismarck, ND $30,820
$29,000
$22,980
$38,030
Decatur, IL $30,800
$30,700
$29,120
$31,190
Austin, TX $30,780
$29,850
$25,610
$35,750
Minot, ND $30,770
$29,080
$23,050
$38,100
Lawrence, KS $30,740
$29,840
$23,230
$38,540
Omaha, NE $30,710
$29,670
$26,700
$37,110
Kansas City, MO $30,650
$29,920
$27,940
$35,260
Ocala, FL $30,620
$29,190
$26,090
$36,390
Grand Forks, ND $30,550
$28,370
$22,570
$37,520
Albuquerque, NM $30,510
$29,230
$28,680
$35,520
Iowa City, IA $30,490
$29,140
$22,560
$37,240
Kankakee, IL $30,470
$29,480
$29,120
$32,690
Gainesville, FL $30,340
$28,320
$25,760
$36,560
Detroit, MI $30,260
$29,820
$26,260
$36,010
Ames, IA $30,240
$28,910
$22,660
$37,510
Ann Arbor, MI $30,110
$29,500
$26,300
$36,850
Davenport, IA $30,100
$29,120
$22,620
$36,350
Sebastian, FL $30,100
$29,820
$24,960
$36,990
Kalamazoo, MI $30,030
$29,110
$24,690
$36,110
Richmond, VA $29,960
$29,120
$26,610
$34,340
Dubuque, IA $29,890
$28,730
$22,480
$37,360
St. George, UT $29,850
$30,870
$22,200
$34,560
Cedar Rapids, IA $29,830
$28,780
$22,520
$37,170
Dallas, TX $29,830
$29,050
$23,810
$37,570
Grand Rapids, MI $29,820
$29,330
$23,930
$35,440
Monroe, MI $29,780
$28,900
$24,520
$37,150
Cleveland, OH $29,620
$26,660
$25,030
$37,470
Las Cruces, NM $29,600
$27,640
$26,830
$33,300
Kingsport, TN $29,570
$28,290
$21,250
$38,390
Columbus, OH $29,510
$29,440
$24,200
$32,670
Topeka, KS $29,510
$28,770
$21,780
$37,650
Lincoln, NE $29,430
$29,130
$24,960
$31,970
Logan, UT $29,430
$29,860
$23,860
$31,810
Sioux City, IA $29,430
$28,620
$22,390
$36,130
Orlando, FL $29,400
$27,340
$27,040
$37,350
South Bend, IN $29,390
$28,670
$21,650
$42,710
Cincinnati, OH $29,360
$28,830
$23,160
$36,210
Waterloo, IA $29,350
$28,230
$22,090
$36,180
Duluth, MN $29,340
$28,760
$22,570
$36,710
St. Joseph, MO $29,340
$28,780
$27,190
$33,600
Columbia, MO $29,300
$28,200
$26,650
$34,150
Midland, TX $29,290
$28,530
$22,660
$42,820
Harrisonburg, VA $29,150
$28,420
$26,780
$33,520
Traverse City, MI $29,040
$29,030
$21,730
$37,550
Bloomington, IN $29,030
$29,170
$21,380
$35,900
Dover, DE $28,920
$28,140
$27,560
$32,020
Lansing, MI $28,920
$29,060
$23,010
$35,530
Harrisburg, PA $28,850
$28,210
$22,500
$37,690
Gettysburg, PA $28,780
$27,240
$22,060
$39,980
Springfield, MO $28,760
$28,400
$26,800
$29,820
Durham, NC $28,750
$28,760
$23,270
$33,770
Cape Girardeau, MO $28,740
$28,220
$26,490
$30,490
Flint, MI $28,700
$28,540
$23,560
$34,840
Jackson, MI $28,650
$28,990
$22,940
$31,610
Jacksonville, FL $28,640
$27,360
$24,960
$36,360
Reading, PA $28,640
$27,930
$22,600
$37,850
Boise City, ID $28,540
$29,170
$17,870
$36,760
Atlanta, GA $28,530
$26,150
$22,880
$34,320
Michigan City, IN $28,480
$28,580
$21,160
$35,600
Roanoke, VA $28,460
$27,770
$24,960
$33,790
Tulsa, OK $28,420
$28,330
$21,440
$36,720
Lancaster, PA $28,390
$27,730
$22,440
$35,890
Winchester, VA $28,350
$27,960
$24,960
$32,920
Greenville, SC $28,280
$28,360
$22,850
$33,580
Joplin, MO $28,230
$27,930
$25,580
$29,640
Lynchburg, VA $28,220
$27,950
$24,960
$33,060
Waco, TX $28,210
$26,620
$21,030
$38,150
Jefferson City, MO $28,200
$27,420
$25,580
$30,260
Huntsville, AL $28,160
$27,910
$22,750
$34,540
Sandusky, OH $28,130
$26,980
$21,740
$34,530
Farmington, NM $28,080
$27,250
$26,310
$32,550
Fort Wayne, IN $28,060
$28,800
$20,310
$35,790
Milwaukee, WI $28,060
$28,830
$20,870
$34,320
York, PA $28,050
$27,690
$22,190
$37,160
Dayton, OH $28,040
$25,960
$22,570
$34,070
Wausau, WI $28,030
$27,290
$23,140
$32,760
Appleton, WI $28,000
$27,850
$22,560
$34,120
Charlotte, NC $27,980
$28,310
$22,680
$34,850
Ogden, UT $27,980
$28,150
$23,000
$32,880
Hagerstown, MD $27,970
$27,510
$24,020
$33,090
Madison, WI $27,950
$28,490
$18,320
$34,120
Brunswick, GA $27,940
$28,230
$22,470
$35,420
Virginia Beach, VA $27,750
$27,150
$26,130
$29,730
Knoxville, TN $27,690
$26,760
$20,670
$36,740
State College, PA $27,650
$27,470
$22,420
$34,890
Odessa, TX $27,630
$27,830
$21,720
$38,700
Muskegon, MI $27,620
$27,990
$22,880
$32,680
Chambersburg, PA $27,610
$27,080
$22,140
$38,570
Fond du Lac, WI $27,580
$28,150
$20,810
$34,490
Oshkosh, WI $27,540
$28,360
$20,080
$33,940
Scranton, PA $27,400
$27,360
$22,080
$38,420
Jackson, TN $27,390
$27,250
$19,140
$35,730
Birmingham, AL $27,360
$27,650
$23,220
$34,080
Eau Claire, WI $27,340
$27,310
$19,870
$33,460
Lafayette, IN $27,200
$26,360
$21,300
$35,790
Oklahoma City, OK $27,160
$28,080
$22,090
$30,180
Asheville, NC $27,130
$27,340
$22,260
$33,410
Morristown, TN $27,100
$27,370
$15,080
$35,630
Johnson City, TN $27,090
$26,660
$19,560
$35,110
Hilton Head Island, SC $27,060
$26,390
$21,230
$33,530
Decatur, AL $27,020
$27,360
$22,430
$33,110
Chattanooga, TN $27,010
$26,680
$17,640
$35,130
Raleigh, NC $26,990
$27,440
$22,270
$32,780
Cleveland, TN $26,980
$25,920
$20,330
$36,280
San Antonio, TX $26,910
$27,380
$21,590
$34,950
Janesville, WI $26,880
$26,980
$18,730
$33,750
Fayetteville, AR $26,840
$24,710
$23,260
$31,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $26,840
$27,040
$21,350
$35,260
Wichita, KS $26,750
$26,590
$22,430
$34,380
Memphis, TN $26,720
$26,520
$19,060
$34,280
Winston, NC $26,720
$27,680
$21,820
$31,080
Killeen, TX $26,600
$26,540
$20,700
$35,260
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,590
$26,560
$22,160
$32,900
Clarksville, TN $26,560
$26,250
$20,030
$35,850
Charleston, SC $26,510
$25,640
$18,830
$34,280
Canton, OH $26,450
$26,210
$21,740
$29,730
Mobile, AL $26,380
$25,760
$21,440
$31,950
Lima, OH $26,210
$26,280
$21,740
$31,440
Idaho Falls, ID $26,200
$26,710
$18,980
$34,100
Daphne, AL $26,170
$26,190
$21,410
$30,520
Augusta, GA $26,120
$26,870
$21,010
$30,850
Sherman, TX $26,070
$27,030
$20,800
$29,700
Columbus, GA $25,990
$24,930
$21,690
$32,180
Wilmington, NC $25,980
$26,740
$22,060
$28,650
Longview, TX $25,970
$27,940
$20,070
$28,870
Spartanburg, SC $25,930
$26,000
$18,650
$32,710
Greensboro, NC $25,900
$27,370
$21,820
$28,810
Burlington, NC $25,890
$26,660
$22,470
$28,300
Fort Smith, AR $25,790
$23,580
$22,880
$31,770
Auburn, AL $25,770
$23,840
$22,120
$30,190
Lawton, OK $25,770
$26,110
$17,660
$36,660
Jonesboro, AR $25,760
$24,920
$23,130
$30,150
Lexington, KY $25,750
$26,050
$21,860
$30,110
Terre Haute, IN $25,740
$23,530
$20,470
$34,390
Little Rock, AR $25,730
$24,900
$23,350
$29,740
Montgomery, AL $25,720
$23,790
$21,480
$31,950
Pittsburgh, PA $25,710
$24,130
$17,350
$36,420
El Paso, TX $25,630
$24,750
$19,320
$36,630
Abilene, TX $25,600
$26,090
$20,180
$34,320
Hickory, NC $25,530
$24,180
$21,520
$28,910
Mansfield, OH $25,510
$26,000
$21,740
$31,990
Warner Robins, GA $25,500
$26,050
$21,100
$30,860
Corpus Christi, TX $25,390
$26,090
$20,640
$29,680
Altoona, PA $25,320
$25,430
$20,530
$32,590
Florence, AL $25,310
$23,880
$21,650
$29,110
Elizabethtown, KY $25,250
$23,970
$20,810
$30,150
Weirton, WV $25,170
$23,960
$22,400
$28,550
Bowling Green, KY $25,150
$23,350
$20,800
$30,300
Paducah, KY $25,150
$23,120
$21,410
$31,750
Akron, OH $25,110
$24,430
$22,040
$28,320
Pinehurst, NC $25,100
$26,030
$21,830
$28,020
Enid, OK $25,080
$25,900
$17,750
$29,530
Greenville, NC $25,020
$23,700
$21,780
$28,260
Anniston, AL $24,980
$23,380
$21,860
$29,780
Beaumont, TX $24,980
$22,890
$20,030
$29,600
Sumter, SC $24,970
$23,360
$20,260
$28,350
San Angelo, TX $24,930
$25,420
$19,540
$35,360
Fayetteville, NC $24,750
$25,490
$20,970
$27,940
Springfield, OH $24,750
$23,600
$21,740
$28,780
Myrtle Beach, SC $24,660
$23,210
$18,120
$31,190
Wheeling, WV $24,640
$23,210
$21,710
$27,860
Morgantown, WV $24,620
$23,390
$21,840
$27,880
Gadsden, AL $24,560
$22,410
$21,080
$28,770
Texarkana, TX $24,560
$23,210
$19,720
$29,050
Columbia, SC $24,480
$22,560
$21,300
$30,010
Owensboro, KY $24,420
$22,750
$21,030
$29,920
Dothan, AL $24,280
$22,880
$21,410
$28,510
Valdosta, GA $24,280
$24,080
$19,740
$28,880
Rocky Mount, NC $24,030
$23,170
$21,380
$27,580
Jacksonville, NC $24,010
$23,420
$21,180
$27,170
Charleston, WV $24,000
$22,950
$21,550
$27,520
Florence, SC $23,970
$22,460
$20,300
$28,980
Goldsboro, NC $23,880
$22,520
$19,820
$28,330
Huntington, WV $23,730
$22,370
$21,210
$27,670
Gulfport, MS $23,670
$23,200
$18,740
$28,970
Parkersburg, WV $23,660
$22,280
$21,490
$27,290
Toledo, OH $23,630
$21,740
$21,740
$30,270
Albany, GA $23,430
$21,820
$17,470
$29,450
Houston, TX $23,380
$22,710
$20,490
$28,210
Jackson, MS $23,320
$22,350
$20,890
$28,260
Hattiesburg, MS $23,170
$22,880
$18,170
$26,910
Brownsville, TX $23,140
$23,830
$18,870
$28,300
Beckley, WV $22,670
$21,490
$20,770
$26,300
Baton Rouge, LA $22,120
$22,090
$19,610
$23,730
Guayama, PR $21,770
$21,380
$20,570
$22,480
Ponce, PR $21,590
$21,260
$20,760
$22,280
San Juan, PR $21,540
$21,460
$19,760
$22,380
Slidell, LA $21,410
$21,780
$18,050
$24,350
Aguadilla, PR $21,400
$20,800
$19,760
$21,540
Shreveport, LA $21,310
$21,300
$17,590
$23,850
Arecibo, PR $21,280
$20,940
$20,450
$21,890
Mayaguez, PR $21,030
$20,800
$20,080
$21,520
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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