Cooks, Fast Food Salary by City

Top 15 cities for cooks, fast food by average salary

San Francisco, CA	$46,590
San Jose, CA	$46,530
Vallejo, CA	$44,360
Napa, CA	$43,910
Seattle, WA	$43,770
Santa Rosa, CA	$43,620
Santa Maria, CA	$42,120
Santa Cruz, CA	$42,030
Salinas, CA	$41,940
Portland, OR	$41,910
Modesto, CA	$41,900
Boston, MA	$41,740
San Diego, CA	$41,710
Kingston, NY	$41,540
Riverside, CA	$41,430

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Cooks, Fast Food salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	25	$46,590	$39,650
Washington	9	$43,770	$37,110
Oregon	5	$41,910	$35,810
Massachusetts	4	$41,740	$35,890
New York	9	$41,540	$33,690
Colorado	7	$40,450	$34,300
New Hampshire	1	$39,200	$39,200
Texas	20	$38,950	$25,310
Vermont	1	$38,000	$38,000
Maine	3	$37,850	$35,450
Connecticut	4	$37,640	$35,230
Hawaii	1	$37,550	$37,550
New Mexico	4	$37,550	$29,380
Washington, D.C.	1	$37,450	$37,450
New Jersey	1	$36,980	$36,980
Montana	2	$36,350	$33,960
Nevada	3	$36,250	$31,460
Illinois	6	$36,000	$32,300
Utah	5	$35,870	$31,700
Alaska	2	$35,260	$34,270
Minnesota	4	$35,130	$31,400
Pennsylvania	11	$34,630	$27,500
Rhode Island	1	$34,320	$34,320
Florida	13	$34,270	$29,620
Maryland	4	$34,070	$28,440
Arizona	3	$33,940	$31,700
Delaware	1	$33,760	$33,760
Virginia	7	$33,540	$29,140
Tennessee	9	$32,970	$26,170
Idaho	4	$32,510	$27,910
Nebraska	3	$32,490	$31,130
Missouri	8	$32,470	$29,640
Michigan	12	$31,790	$28,430
Indiana	5	$31,760	$28,160
North Dakota	3	$31,550	$30,640
South Dakota	2	$31,520	$30,300
South Carolina	8	$31,410	$24,890
Kansas	3	$30,960	$27,750
Wisconsin	11	$30,020	$28,930
Oklahoma	4	$29,890	$25,530
Alabama	12	$29,870	$25,690
Ohio	10	$29,840	$25,010
Wyoming	1	$29,590	$29,590
Iowa	6	$29,290	$27,530
North Carolina	15	$29,290	$24,210
Georgia	9	$28,500	$24,950
Arkansas	4	$28,260	$26,830
Kentucky	5	$26,590	$24,560
Puerto Rico	6	$25,950	$23,620
West Virginia	6	$25,320	$23,690
Louisiana	2	$24,550	$24,300
Mississippi	3	$24,440	$22,840

Cooks, Fast Food salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Francisco, CA	$46,590	$46,670	$22.40	10,160
San Jose, CA	$46,530	$47,220	$22.37	4,790
Vallejo, CA	$44,360	$44,450	$21.33	1,150
Napa, CA	$43,910	$45,300	$21.11	370
Seattle, WA	$43,770	$44,030	$21.04	5,190
Santa Rosa, CA	$43,620	$43,840	$20.97	1,050
Santa Maria, CA	$42,120	$42,700	$20.25	1,430
Santa Cruz, CA	$42,030	$43,630	$20.21	710
Salinas, CA	$41,940	$43,120	$20.16	1,100
Portland, OR	$41,910	$38,580	$20.15	2,520
Modesto, CA	$41,900	$42,510	$20.14	1,620
Boston, MA	$41,740	$41,600	$20.07	n/a
San Diego, CA	$41,710	$42,450	$20.05	10,630
Kingston, NY	$41,540	$37,150	$19.97	40
Riverside, CA	$41,430	$42,480	$19.92	16,910
Yuba City, CA	$41,400	$42,320	$19.91	390
Oxnard, CA	$41,330	$42,530	$19.87	2,520
San Luis Obispo, CA	$41,230	$42,390	$19.82	850
Sacramento, CA	$40,910	$42,210	$19.67	8,020
Stockton, CA	$40,780	$41,600	$19.61	2,260
Denver, CO	$40,450	$38,530	$19.45	4,220
Barnstable, MA	$40,400	$39,340	$19.42	n/a
El Centro, CA	$40,360	$40,230	$19.40	330
Bakersfield, CA	$40,330	$41,480	$19.39	2,450
Chico, CA	$40,300	$40,340	$19.37	580
Los Angeles, CA	$40,210	$38,000	$19.33	48,440
Hanford, CA	$40,150	$41,280	$19.31	450
Redding, CA	$40,000	$39,920	$19.23	470
Merced, CA	$39,880	$40,430	$19.17	660
Visalia, CA	$39,830	$39,750	$19.15	1,410
Fresno, CA	$39,650	$39,620	$19.06	3,910
Manchester, NH	$39,200	$38,550	$18.84	430
Bremerton, WA	$39,040	$37,910	$18.77	300
Mount Vernon, WA	$39,020	$37,850	$18.76	170
Austin, TX	$38,950	$38,560	$18.73	4,540
Bellingham, WA	$38,920	$38,480	$18.71	230
Wenatchee, WA	$38,770	$36,260	$18.64	140
Olympia, WA	$38,160	$36,600	$18.35	330
Kennewick, WA	$38,130	$37,030	$18.33	330
Worcester, MA	$38,120	$36,770	$18.33	n/a
Burlington, VT	$38,000	$38,690	$18.27	360
Portland, ME	$37,850	$36,310	$18.20	500
Boulder, CO	$37,820	$36,250	$18.19	580
Bend, OR	$37,740	$35,600	$18.14	270
Longview, WA	$37,710	$36,550	$18.13	140
Bridgeport, CT	$37,640	$35,810	$18.10	790
Santa Fe, NM	$37,550	$38,000	$18.06	140
Honolulu, HI	$37,550	$29,120	$18.05	n/a
Washington, DC	$37,450	$35,800	$18.01	10,580
Yakima, WA	$37,110	$36,710	$17.84	290
Fort Collins, CO	$37,020	$35,230	$17.80	960
Atlantic City, NJ	$36,980	$36,350	$17.78	n/a
New York, NY	$36,760	$35,780	$17.67	10,410
New Haven, CT	$36,530	$34,850	$17.56	720
Missoula, MT	$36,350	$39,080	$17.48	130
Carson City, NV	$36,250	$38,210	$17.43	100
Glens Falls, NY	$36,180	$35,490	$17.39	40
Eugene, OR	$36,130	$35,550	$17.37	420
Hartford, CT	$36,090	$34,880	$17.35	1,330
Chicago, IL	$36,000	$35,360	$17.31	10,460
Corvallis, OR	$35,990	$34,990	$17.31	140
Lewiston, ME	$35,990	$35,470	$17.30	120
Springfield, MA	$35,890	$35,490	$17.26	n/a
Binghamton, NY	$35,870	$34,290	$17.25	70
Provo, UT	$35,870	$34,700	$17.25	900
Salem, OR	$35,810	$33,870	$17.22	420
Greeley, CO	$35,710	$35,840	$17.17	360
Colorado Springs, CO	$35,660	$36,560	$17.14	1,340
Salt Lake City, UT	$35,560	$34,160	$17.10	1,570
Bangor, ME	$35,450	$34,560	$17.04	180
Syracuse, NY	$35,340	$34,490	$16.99	330
Buffalo, NY	$35,330	$33,690	$16.99	600
Fairbanks, AK	$35,260	$37,010	$16.95	370
Waterbury, CT	$35,230	$34,180	$16.94	320
Minneapolis, MN	$35,130	$36,380	$16.89	3,550
Rochester, NY	$34,930	$33,380	$16.79	920
Philadelphia, PA	$34,630	$32,220	$16.65	4,010
Utica, NY	$34,590	$33,100	$16.63	150
Las Vegas, NV	$34,550	$33,960	$16.61	4,490
Pueblo, CO	$34,340	$34,180	$16.51	340
Providence, RI	$34,320	$35,260	$16.50	1,390
Grand Junction, CO	$34,300	$33,980	$16.49	310
Naples, FL	$34,270	$31,410	$16.48	290
Anchorage, AK	$34,270	$33,960	$16.48	1,520
Baltimore, MD	$34,070	$33,290	$16.38	5,440
Bozeman, MT	$33,960	$28,840	$16.33	120
Flagstaff, AZ	$33,940	$33,950	$16.32	300
Phoenix, AZ	$33,920	$33,190	$16.31	7,900
Salisbury, MD	$33,900	$31,200	$16.30	250
Champaign, IL	$33,790	$32,840	$16.24	230
Miami, FL	$33,790	$30,990	$16.25	7,110
Dover, DE	$33,760	$31,200	$16.23	140
St. George, UT	$33,700	$31,800	$16.20	480
Albany, NY	$33,690	$32,240	$16.20	560
Rockford, IL	$33,690	$33,380	$16.20	310
Charlottesville, VA	$33,540	$33,970	$16.12	n/a
Sarasota, FL	$33,420	$32,900	$16.07	690
Lexington Park, MD	$33,330	$31,840	$16.02	290
Peoria, IL	$33,100	$32,340	$15.91	340
Nashville, TN	$32,970	$34,210	$15.85	4,840
Albuquerque, NM	$32,830	$30,720	$15.79	570
Bloomington, IL	$32,770	$31,430	$15.76	170
Richmond, VA	$32,730	$29,570	$15.74	1,180
Lewiston, ID	$32,510	$34,270	$15.63	50
Rochester, MN	$32,510	$33,090	$15.63	170
Omaha, NE	$32,490	$31,220	$15.62	1,480
St. Louis, MO	$32,470	$30,860	$15.61	17,700
Tampa, FL	$32,460	$30,300	$15.61	2,000
Kankakee, IL	$32,300	$31,900	$15.53	80
Ogden, UT	$32,280	$28,870	$15.52	570
Fort Myers, FL	$32,130	$28,930	$15.45	670
St. Cloud, MN	$32,050	$31,010	$15.41	180
Allentown, PA	$31,960	$28,760	$15.36	530
Midland, TX	$31,950	$31,240	$15.36	300
Dallas, TX	$31,830	$30,010	$15.30	6,490
Ann Arbor, MI	$31,790	$29,690	$15.28	420
Detroit, MI	$31,780	$29,810	$15.28	5,930
Indianapolis, IN	$31,760	$30,500	$15.27	2,260
Orlando, FL	$31,750	$29,940	$15.26	4,580
Crestview, FL	$31,740	$29,940	$15.26	380
Logan, UT	$31,700	$30,500	$15.24	220
Tucson, AZ	$31,700	$30,830	$15.24	1,480
Pensacola, FL	$31,560	$29,160	$15.17	400
Fargo, ND	$31,550	$29,710	$15.17	180
Sioux Falls, SD	$31,520	$32,970	$15.15	740
Reno, NV	$31,460	$30,410	$15.13	900
Deltona, FL	$31,420	$28,120	$15.10	620
Minot, ND	$31,420	$30,030	$15.11	80
Charleston, SC	$31,410	$32,380	$15.10	1,090
Duluth, MN	$31,400	$30,790	$15.10	240
Grand Island, NE	$31,330	$29,970	$15.06	90
Kansas City, MO	$31,230	$30,170	$15.01	13,850
Port St. Lucie, FL	$31,220	$28,410	$15.01	410
Boise, ID	$31,190	$32,810	$14.99	660
Lincoln, NE	$31,130	$29,430	$14.97	760
Lawrence, KS	$30,960	$29,700	$14.88	110
Sebastian, FL	$30,730	$28,070	$14.77	130
Grand Forks, ND	$30,640	$29,550	$14.73	100
Harrisonburg, VA	$30,630	$28,680	$14.72	190
Las Cruces, NM	$30,630	$28,390	$14.72	180
Roanoke, VA	$30,590	$29,160	$14.71	n/a
San Antonio, TX	$30,480	$30,110	$14.66	4,470
Columbia, MO	$30,430	$29,110	$14.63	2,470
Harrisburg, PA	$30,350	$27,070	$14.59	510
Corpus Christi, TX	$30,310	$29,230	$14.57	590
Rapid City, SD	$30,300	$31,190	$14.57	320
Kalamazoo, MI	$30,280	$29,300	$14.56	440
Lancaster, PA	$30,260	$27,260	$14.55	460
State College, PA	$30,260	$29,020	$14.55	170
St. Joseph, MO	$30,230	$29,620	$14.54	1,020
Traverse City, MI	$30,180	$28,740	$14.51	300
Waco, TX	$30,150	$27,470	$14.49	500
Lynchburg, VA	$30,060	$29,290	$14.45	310
Springfield, MO	$30,030	$29,190	$14.44	4,880
Racine, WI	$30,020	$28,810	$14.44	170
Lafayette, IN	$30,010	$29,540	$14.43	270
Grand Rapids, MI	$30,000	$28,980	$14.43	1,740
Cape Girardeau, MO	$30,000	$28,820	$14.43	1,070
Appleton, WI	$29,960	$29,050	$14.40	280
Ocala, FL	$29,920	$27,040	$14.39	380
Tulsa, OK	$29,890	$28,100	$14.37	3,280
Huntsville, AL	$29,870	$29,310	$14.36	2,950
Hilton Head Island, SC	$29,860	$28,290	$14.35	300
Dayton, OH	$29,840	$26,950	$14.35	580
Wausau, WI	$29,780	$29,600	$14.32	130
Eau Claire, WI	$29,760	$28,700	$14.31	230
Jefferson City, MO	$29,750	$28,600	$14.31	1,320
South Bend, IN	$29,740	$29,540	$14.30	560
Bloomington, IN	$29,660	$29,290	$14.26	190
Lansing, MI	$29,640	$28,400	$14.25	730
Joplin, MO	$29,640	$28,600	$14.25	2,030
Jacksonville, FL	$29,620	$27,600	$14.24	2,240
York, PA	$29,620	$28,520	$14.24	480
Cheyenne, WY	$29,590	$29,470	$14.22	230
Kenosha, WI	$29,530	$29,100	$14.20	240
Virginia Beach, VA	$29,490	$28,380	$14.18	5,030
Madison, WI	$29,490	$29,640	$14.18	960
Flint, MI	$29,450	$28,510	$14.16	560
Cincinnati, OH	$29,430	$28,930	$14.15	4,930
La Crosse, WI	$29,430	$28,590	$14.15	180
Cleveland, OH	$29,390	$29,120	$14.13	n/a
Gettysburg, PA	$29,380	$26,350	$14.12	80
Scranton, PA	$29,380	$27,840	$14.12	340
Farmington, NM	$29,380	$28,730	$14.12	210
Fond du Lac, WI	$29,330	$28,750	$14.10	150
Killeen, TX	$29,320	$29,020	$14.10	510
Green Bay, WI	$29,320	$28,740	$14.10	380
Des Moines, IA	$29,290	$30,360	$14.08	1,980
Durham, NC	$29,290	$29,190	$14.08	4,520
Janesville, WI	$29,250	$29,930	$14.06	110
Jackson, MI	$29,190	$29,460	$14.03	330
Winchester, VA	$29,140	$28,430	$14.01	260
Niles, MI	$29,080	$28,240	$13.98	320
Midland, MI	$28,980	$27,090	$13.93	150
Knoxville, TN	$28,980	$27,580	$13.93	2,120
Milwaukee, WI	$28,930	$28,910	$13.91	2,230
Greenville, SC	$28,920	$28,210	$13.91	1,970
Dubuque, IA	$28,870	$29,500	$13.88	290
Oklahoma City, OK	$28,860	$27,990	$13.87	2,710
Odessa, TX	$28,820	$27,520	$13.86	210
Charlotte, NC	$28,720	$27,690	$13.81	15,830
Davenport, IA	$28,710	$30,460	$13.80	790
Topeka, KS	$28,690	$26,680	$13.79	170
Cedar Rapids, IA	$28,630	$29,040	$13.77	490
Sherman, TX	$28,590	$26,660	$13.75	190
Decatur, AL	$28,590	$28,480	$13.75	920
Birmingham, AL	$28,550	$28,320	$13.73	6,120
Muskegon, MI	$28,530	$28,820	$13.71	570
Atlanta, GA	$28,500	$26,940	$13.70	7,100
Hagerstown, MD	$28,440	$27,620	$13.67	1,400
Monroe, MI	$28,430	$27,120	$13.67	240
Pocatello, ID	$28,390	$30,320	$13.65	80
Longview, TX	$28,270	$28,990	$13.59	540
Kingsport, TN	$28,270	$26,930	$13.59	720
Columbus, OH	$28,260	$25,290	$13.59	2,210
Fayetteville, AR	$28,260	$27,710	$13.59	1,660
Little Rock, AR	$28,240	$28,580	$13.58	3,050
Augusta, GA	$28,210	$26,780	$13.56	880
Gainesville, GA	$28,170	$27,890	$13.54	290
Terre Haute, IN	$28,160	$27,800	$13.54	180
Amarillo, TX	$28,130	$26,100	$13.52	440
Chambersburg, PA	$28,130	$26,550	$13.52	180
Iowa City, IA	$28,130	$29,200	$13.52	440
Raleigh, NC	$28,070	$28,220	$13.50	11,500
Asheville, NC	$28,010	$28,120	$13.47	2,570
Idaho Falls, ID	$27,910	$30,170	$13.42	170
Spartanburg, SC	$27,800	$28,030	$13.37	630
Wichita, KS	$27,750	$25,580	$13.34	390
Tuscaloosa, AL	$27,740	$28,030	$13.34	1,500
Pittsburgh, PA	$27,690	$26,620	$13.31	1,620
Mobile, AL	$27,570	$27,700	$13.25	1,970
Memphis, TN	$27,550	$27,230	$13.24	2,270
Sioux City, IA	$27,530	$28,390	$13.24	480
Daphne, AL	$27,520	$28,000	$13.23	1,080
Altoona, PA	$27,500	$25,020	$13.22	110
Abilene, TX	$27,450	$25,780	$13.20	280
McAllen, TX	$27,340	$26,740	$13.14	1,040
Jonesboro, AR	$27,320	$26,580	$13.14	490
Winston-Salem, NC	$27,190	$27,280	$13.07	6,120
Beaumont, TX	$27,130	$26,610	$13.04	420
Brunswick, GA	$27,100	$26,750	$13.03	180
Greensboro, NC	$27,020	$27,880	$12.99	6,850
Auburn, AL	$27,010	$27,120	$12.99	1,220
Montgomery, AL	$26,990	$27,650	$12.98	2,130
Lubbock, TX	$26,970	$25,500	$12.97	590
Warner Robins, GA	$26,940	$26,920	$12.95	280
Lawton, OK	$26,930	$25,600	$12.95	360
Morristown, TN	$26,870	$27,310	$12.92	240
Myrtle Beach, SC	$26,850	$27,100	$12.91	840
Chattanooga, TN	$26,840	$26,890	$12.91	940
Fort Smith, AR	$26,830	$26,480	$12.90	640
Hickory, NC	$26,810	$27,550	$12.89	2,650
Canton, OH	$26,780	$26,300	$12.88	n/a
Burlington, NC	$26,770	$27,450	$12.87	1,680
Clarksville, TN	$26,710	$26,420	$12.84	910
Springfield, OH	$26,640	$25,980	$12.81	180
Lima, OH	$26,600	$26,210	$12.79	140
Louisville, KY	$26,590	$26,990	$12.79	5,060
Akron, OH	$26,590	$26,270	$12.79	960
Columbia, SC	$26,500	$22,880	$12.74	1,500
Wilmington, NC	$26,470	$27,500	$12.73	3,880
Columbus, GA	$26,460	$26,560	$12.72	790
Florence, AL	$26,420	$26,820	$12.70	900
Johnson City, TN	$26,420	$26,430	$12.70	570
Houston, TX	$26,360	$23,090	$12.67	7,950
Brownsville, TX	$26,260	$25,050	$12.63	490
Lexington, KY	$26,180	$26,840	$12.59	3,040
Jackson, TN	$26,170	$26,430	$12.58	400
El Paso, TX	$26,160	$24,390	$12.58	1,140
Anniston, AL	$26,150	$26,410	$12.57	820
Pinehurst, NC	$26,140	$26,610	$12.57	730
San Angelo, TX	$26,070	$24,960	$12.53	n/a
Albany, GA	$25,950	$22,550	$12.48	190
Arecibo, PR	$25,950	$22,840	$12.48	170
Dothan, AL	$25,930	$26,020	$12.47	820
Sumter, SC	$25,840	$23,980	$12.42	280
Mansfield, OH	$25,820	$26,360	$12.41	180
Gadsden, AL	$25,690	$25,900	$12.35	630
Greenville, NC	$25,620	$23,600	$12.32	1,780
Macon, GA	$25,580	$23,140	$12.30	380
Enid, OK	$25,530	$25,730	$12.28	170
San Juan, PR	$25,480	$22,680	$12.25	2,350
Aguadilla, PR	$25,470	$22,780	$12.25	340
Weirton, WV	$25,320	$23,710	$12.17	450
Texarkana, TX	$25,310	$24,500	$12.17	230
Bowling Green, KY	$25,170	$23,450	$12.10	820
Fayetteville, NC	$25,050	$23,430	$12.04	3,890
Elizabethtown, KY	$25,020	$23,870	$12.03	660
Rocky Mount, NC	$25,010	$23,710	$12.02	1,260
Toledo, OH	$25,010	$22,560	$12.03	850
Valdosta, GA	$24,950	$23,640	$11.99	270
Florence, SC	$24,890	$23,310	$11.97	390
Owensboro, KY	$24,560	$22,260	$11.81	620
Shreveport, LA	$24,550	$23,930	$11.81	310
Charleston, WV	$24,520	$23,180	$11.79	2,230
Wheeling, WV	$24,520	$23,110	$11.79	810
Gulfport, MS	$24,440	$23,410	$11.75	1,720
Jacksonville, NC	$24,440	$22,900	$11.75	1,830
Alexandria, LA	$24,300	$24,170	$11.68	120
Goldsboro, NC	$24,210	$22,510	$11.64	1,110
Parkersburg, WV	$24,170	$22,780	$11.62	1,120
Huntington, WV	$24,150	$22,610	$11.61	3,070
Guayama, PR	$24,040	$22,260	$11.56	70
Mayaguez, PR	$23,840	$21,930	$11.46	280
Hattiesburg, MS	$23,720	$23,470	$11.40	1,010
Beckley, WV	$23,690	$22,370	$11.39	1,170
Ponce, PR	$23,620	$22,330	$11.35	390
Jackson, MS	$22,840	$22,310	$10.98	2,470

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Cooks, Fast Food salary: questions

Where do cooks, fast food make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $46,590 a year, among the 308 metro areas we cover.

What is the average cooks, fast food salary in the U.S.?

$33,261 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is cooks, fast food pay the lowest?

Jackson, MS, at $22,840 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-2011.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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