Cooks, Restaurant Salary in Wenatchee, WA

Cooks, Restaurant pay range in Wenatchee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,670 or more. The middle half of cooks, restaurant in Wenatchee earn between $38,680 and $46,400.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Cooks, Restaurant salary after taxes in Wenatchee

On the average salary of $44,220, a single filer in Wenatchee takes home about $37,711 a year, or $3,143 a month and $1,450 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Is Wenatchee a good place for cooks, restaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wenatchee area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.9), so the average $44,220 buys what about $42,579 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Wenatchee ($49,290). A typical home costs $523,629, or 11.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cooks, Restaurant salary in other Washington cities

Wenatchee ranks 7th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($49,000).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,460).

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Related jobs in Wenatchee

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,650 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$39,380 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$38,770 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$70,890 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$59,540 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$58,400 a year
• Bartenders$54,180 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$40,980 a year

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