Cooks, Fast Food Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Cooks, Fast Food salaries across 51 states

$31,756

National Average (Median)

$48,120

Highest: Hawaii

$22,670

Lowest: Mississippi

Cooks, Fast Food Salary by State

Compare Cooks, Fast Food salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$22,670

$48,120

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $27,870 AK $33,960 AZ $32,660 AR $27,710 CA $42,050 CO $36,900 CT $34,980 DE $31,840 DC $44,670 FL $29,900 GA $26,940 HI $48,120 ID $31,070 IL $34,960 IN $29,870 IA $28,510 KS $28,640 KY $23,500 LA $24,960 ME $36,350 MD $33,320 MA $37,870 MI $29,460 MN $34,120 MS $22,670 MO $29,890 MT $26,770 NE $30,430 NV $33,840 NH $38,590 NJ $32,220 NM $30,190 NY $35,770 NC $27,190 ND $30,220 OH $26,870 OK $27,720 OR $37,880 PA $28,810 RI $35,230 SC $27,420 SD $30,950 TN $28,330 TX $28,280 UT $31,800 VT $38,230 VA $29,950 WA $39,120 WV $23,120 WI $28,920 WY $28,950

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Hawaii

$48,120

District of Columbia

$44,670

California

$42,050

Washington

$39,120

New Hampshire

$38,590

Cooks, Fast Food Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Hawaii	$48,120	$41,670	N/A
2	District of Columbia	$44,670	$43,710	2,760
3	California	$42,050	$41,490	124,440
4	Washington	$39,120	$41,420	9,020
5	New Hampshire	$38,590	$40,390	1,330
6	Vermont	$38,230	$37,110	640
7	Oregon	$37,880	$39,310	4,300
8	Massachusetts	$37,870	$40,080	N/A
9	Colorado	$36,900	$38,400	9,220
10	Maine	$36,350	$36,740	1,470
11	New York	$35,770	$36,800	11,710
12	Rhode Island	$35,230	$33,960	1,210
13	Connecticut	$34,980	$36,360	3,630
14	Illinois	$34,960	$35,340	13,430
15	Minnesota	$34,120	$34,010	5,190
16	Alaska	$33,960	$34,320	2,250
17	Nevada	$33,840	$34,060	5,890
18	Maryland	$33,320	$34,260	10,960
19	Arizona	$32,660	$33,330	11,210
20	New Jersey	$32,220	$35,240	3,440
21	Delaware	$31,840	$35,780	850
22	Utah	$31,800	$34,230	4,400
23	Idaho	$31,070	$29,060	1,610
24	South Dakota	$30,950	$31,230	1,720
25	Nebraska	$30,430	$31,910	2,900
26	North Dakota	$30,220	$31,850	580
27	New Mexico	$30,190	$32,010	1,800
28	Virginia	$29,950	$31,980	12,520
29	Florida	$29,900	$32,230	22,600
30	Missouri	$29,890	$30,990	55,780
31	Indiana	$29,870	$30,720	6,830
32	Michigan	$29,460	$30,400	14,340
33	Wyoming	$28,950	$30,030	890
34	Wisconsin	$28,920	$29,310	6,900
35	Pennsylvania	$28,810	$30,580	9,240
36	Kansas	$28,640	$29,460	1,610
37	Iowa	$28,510	$27,600	8,290
38	Tennessee	$28,330	$29,480	14,020
39	Texas	$28,280	$29,680	36,240
40	Alabama	$27,870	$27,570	26,740
41	Oklahoma	$27,720	$28,200	8,860
42	Arkansas	$27,710	$27,770	7,860
43	South Carolina	$27,420	$28,080	9,110
44	North Carolina	$27,190	$27,080	81,980
45	Georgia	$26,940	$27,560	12,940
46	Ohio	$26,870	$27,860	12,310
47	Montana	$26,770	$30,260	820
48	Louisiana	$24,960	$25,130	3,000
49	Kentucky	$23,500	$25,300	21,750
50	West Virginia	$23,120	$24,720	16,490
51	Mississippi	$22,670	$23,560	11,170

Cooks, Fast Food Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Cooks, Fast Food keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS