Cooks, Fast Food — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$30,890
10th percentile
$22,580
90th percentile
$42,910
Employment
641,070
- CAMedian $42,050 · Employment 124,440
- NCMedian $27,190 · Employment 81,980
- MOMedian $29,890 · Employment 55,780
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $38,000 · Employment 48,440
- TXMedian $28,280 · Employment 36,240
- ALMedian $27,870 · Employment 26,740
- FLMedian $29,900 · Employment 22,600
- KYMedian $23,500 · Employment 21,750
- St. Louis, MOMedian $30,860 · Employment 17,700
- Riverside, CAMedian $42,480 · Employment 16,910
- WVMedian $23,120 · Employment 16,490
- Charlotte, NCMedian $27,690 · Employment 15,830
- MIMedian $29,460 · Employment 14,340
- TNMedian $28,330 · Employment 14,020
- Kansas City, MOMedian $30,170 · Employment 13,850
- ILMedian $34,960 · Employment 13,430
- GAMedian $26,940 · Employment 12,940
- VAMedian $29,950 · Employment 12,520
- OHMedian $26,870 · Employment 12,310
- NYMedian $35,770 · Employment 11,710
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.