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What cooks, fast food are paid

Bureau of Labor Statistics pay for this job, by area.

What cooks, fast food are paid nationally 10th percentile $22,580, 25th percentile $27,260, median $30,890, 75th percentile $37,260, 90th percentile $42,910 $22,580 $42,910 $27,260 $37,260 Median $30,890
The ten states with the most cooks, fast food employment, by median pay and the middle-half range.
StateEmploymentTypical pay (BLS)
California124,440$37,260 to $43,300 (middle half), median $42,050
North Carolina81,980$22,740 to $29,190 (middle half), median $27,190
Missouri55,780$28,790 to $31,080 (middle half), median $29,890
Texas36,240$23,090 to $36,450 (middle half), median $28,280
Alabama26,740$23,590 to $29,380 (middle half), median $27,870
Florida22,600$28,210 to $36,030 (middle half), median $29,900
Kentucky21,750$22,030 to $27,890 (middle half), median $23,500
West Virginia16,490$22,290 to $26,680 (middle half), median $23,120
Michigan14,340$27,300 to $30,880 (middle half), median $29,460
Tennessee14,020$24,550 to $34,780 (middle half), median $28,330

Pay figures are Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for the occupation, May 2025. They describe the job nationally, not what any one school's graduates earn.