Cooks, Fast Food salary by location
National median: $30,890 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | state | $48,120 | +55.8% | — | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $47,220 | +52.9% | 4,790 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $46,670 | +51.1% | 10,160 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $45,300 | +46.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $44,670 | +44.6% | 2,760 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $44,450 | +43.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,030 | +42.5% | 5,190 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $43,840 | +41.9% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $43,630 | +41.2% | 710 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $43,120 | +39.6% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $42,700 | +38.2% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $42,530 | +37.7% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $42,510 | +37.6% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $42,480 | +37.5% | 16,910 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $42,450 | +37.4% | 10,630 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $42,390 | +37.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $42,320 | +37.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $42,210 | +36.6% | 8,020 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $42,050 | +36.1% | 124,440 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $41,600 | +34.7% | — | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $41,600 | +34.7% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $41,480 | +34.3% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $41,280 | +33.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $40,430 | +30.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $40,340 | +30.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $40,230 | +30.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $39,920 | +29.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $39,750 | +28.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $39,620 | +28.3% | 3,910 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $39,340 | +27.4% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $39,120 | +26.6% | 9,020 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $39,080 | +26.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $38,690 | +25.3% | 360 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $38,590 | +24.9% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $38,580 | +24.9% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $38,560 | +24.8% | 4,540 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $38,550 | +24.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $38,530 | +24.7% | 4,220 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +24.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $38,230 | +23.8% | 640 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $38,210 | +23.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $38,000 | +23.0% | 48,440 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $38,000 | +23.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $37,910 | +22.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $37,880 | +22.6% | 4,300 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $37,870 | +22.6% | — | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $37,850 | +22.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $37,150 | +20.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $37,030 | +19.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $37,010 | +19.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $36,900 | +19.5% | 9,220 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $36,770 | +19.0% | — | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $36,710 | +18.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $36,600 | +18.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $36,560 | +18.4% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $36,550 | +18.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $36,380 | +17.8% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $36,350 | +17.7% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $36,350 | +17.7% | — | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $36,310 | +17.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $36,260 | +17.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $36,250 | +17.4% | 580 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $35,840 | +16.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $35,810 | +15.9% | 790 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $35,800 | +15.9% | 10,580 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $35,780 | +15.8% | 10,410 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $35,770 | +15.8% | 11,710 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $35,600 | +15.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $35,550 | +15.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $35,490 | +14.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $35,490 | +14.9% | — | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $35,470 | +14.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $35,360 | +14.5% | 10,460 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $35,260 | +14.1% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $35,230 | +14.0% | 960 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $35,230 | +14.0% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $34,990 | +13.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $34,980 | +13.2% | 3,630 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $34,960 | +13.2% | 13,430 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $34,880 | +12.9% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $34,850 | +12.8% | 720 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $34,700 | +12.3% | 900 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $34,560 | +11.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $34,490 | +11.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $34,290 | +11.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $34,270 | +10.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $34,210 | +10.7% | 4,840 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $34,180 | +10.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $34,180 | +10.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $34,160 | +10.6% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $34,120 | +10.5% | 5,190 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $33,980 | +10.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $33,970 | +10.0% | — | 2025 |
| AK | state | $33,960 | +9.9% | 2,250 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $33,960 | +9.9% | 4,490 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $33,960 | +9.9% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $33,950 | +9.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $33,870 | +9.6% | 420 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $33,840 | +9.6% | 5,890 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $33,690 | +9.1% | 600 | 2025 |