Cooks, Fast Food Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 499 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Cooks, Fast Food

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $41,980 10,540
San Jose, CA $41,800 4,560
Portland, OR-WA $40,580 2,580
Hawaii $40,300 830
Santa Rosa, CA $39,260 1,120
Napa, CA $39,210 360

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $35,950 530
      Alaska $35,820 2,930
      Anchorage, AK $35,820 2,010
      Alaska $30,030 400
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $27,910 2,990
      Birmingham, AL $27,650 5,590
      Decatur, AL $27,360 760
      Northeast Alabama $27,080 2,260
      Alabama $26,690 25,580
      Tuscaloosa, AL $26,560 1,340
      Daphne, AL $26,190 1,060
      Mobile, AL $25,760 1,740
      Florence, AL $23,880 920
      Auburn, AL $23,840 1,200
      Montgomery, AL $23,790 2,020
      Anniston, AL $23,380 820
      Northwest Alabama $23,250 960
      Southeast Alabama $23,240 1,250
      Southwest Alabama $22,970 810
      Dothan, AL $22,880 790
      Gadsden, AL $22,410 590
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Arkansas $26,550 190
      East Arkansas $25,220 440
      South Arkansas $25,120 500
      Jonesboro, AR $24,920 400
      Little Rock, AR $24,900 1,820
      Fayetteville, AR $24,710 1,320
      Arkansas $24,700 5,980
      North Arkansas $23,960 430
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $23,580 480
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $33,950 300
      Phoenix, AZ $31,140 8,930
      Arizona $31,090 11,220
      Arizona $30,210 360
      Tucson, AZ $29,850 980
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $41,980 10,540
      San Jose, CA $41,800 4,560
      Santa Rosa, CA $39,260 1,120
      Napa, CA $39,210 360
      Vallejo, CA $39,110 1,250
      Salinas, CA $37,960 1,040
      Santa Cruz, CA $37,670 780
      Santa Maria, CA $37,010 1,610
      Yuba City, CA $36,820 440
      Redding, CA $36,780 490
      Modesto, CA $36,650 1,700
      North Coast Region of California $36,430 630
      California $36,410 136,550
      San Luis Obispo, CA $36,390 1,000
      Sacramento, CA $36,380 7,840
      Los Angeles, CA $36,360 55,760
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $36,200 410
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $36,190 580
      Chico, CA $36,060 630
      Oxnard, CA $36,050 2,770
      Merced, CA $35,960 830
      Visalia, CA $35,880 1,530
      Hanford, CA $35,780 560
      San Diego, CA $35,730 12,450
      El Centro, CA $35,690 530
      Bakersfield, CA $35,620 2,590
      Stockton, CA $35,320 2,380
      Fresno, CA $35,160 4,610
      Riverside, CA $35,110 17,370
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $36,760 490
      Southwest Colorado $35,760 370
      Northwest Colorado $35,730 —
      Colorado $35,140 9,560
      Denver, CO $35,140 4,110
      Fort Collins, CO $35,110 1,130
      Greeley, CO $34,600 360
      Colorado Springs, CO $33,920 1,540
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $33,660 150
      Grand Junction, CO $33,480 450
      Pueblo, CO $33,280 350
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $37,250 940
      Waterbury, CT $35,080 400
      Connecticut $33,760 3,950
      New Haven, CT $32,920 760
      Hartford, CT $32,900 1,390
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $35,360 10,190
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $28,950 790
      Sussex Delaware $28,910 —
      Dover, DE $28,140 250
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $34,420 320
      North Port, FL $33,850 590
      Port St. Lucie, FL $31,530 350
      Naples, FL $31,410 290
      Crestview, FL $31,040 240
      Tampa, FL $30,760 2,650
      Punta Gorda, FL $30,580 120
      Miami, FL $30,200 5,630
      Sebastian, FL $29,820 80
      Deltona, FL $29,770 440
      Pensacola, FL $29,570 350
      Lakeland, FL $29,470 520
      Ocala, FL $29,190 160
      Florida $28,940 19,510
      North Florida $28,940 250
      Gainesville, FL $28,320 260
      Jacksonville, FL $27,360 3,040
      Orlando, FL $27,340 3,400
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Brunswick, GA $28,230 80
      Gainesville, GA $27,890 290
      Augusta, GA-SC $26,870 590
      South Georgia $26,710 190
      Georgia $26,470 6,040
      Atlanta, GA $26,150 3,870
      Warner Robins, GA $26,050 120
      Columbus, GA-AL $24,930 520
      Valdosta, GA $24,080 100
      Macon, GA $23,140 380
      East Georgia $22,380 310
      Middle Georgia $22,020 —
      Albany, GA $21,820 —
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $22,100 600
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $40,300 830
      Urban Honolulu, HI $38,250 640
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $29,680 1,310
      Iowa City, IA $29,140 330
      Davenport, IA-IL $29,120 580
      Ames, IA $28,910 240
      Cedar Rapids, IA $28,780 430
      Iowa $28,770 5,900
      Dubuque, IA $28,730 220
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $28,620 360
      Waterloo, IA $28,230 310
      Northwest Iowa $27,600 590
      Southwest Iowa $27,600 280
      Southeast Iowa $27,420 950
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $34,270 50
      Pocatello, ID $30,320 80
      Boise City, ID $29,170 800
      Idaho Falls, ID $26,710 210
      Idaho $26,130 2,090
      Northwestern Idaho $24,710 250
      Southeast-Central Idaho $24,050 330
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $31,780 11,460
      Illinois $31,580 16,320
      Bloomington, IL $31,430 170
      Decatur, IL $30,700 250
      Champaign, IL $29,530 330
      Kankakee, IL $29,480 150
      Rockford, IL $29,360 430
      Peoria, IL $29,270 450
      East Central Illinois $29,120 800
      South Illinois $29,120 590
      West Central Illinois $29,120 540
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $30,440 1,770
      Bloomington, IN $29,170 160
      Fort Wayne, IN $28,800 340
      South Bend, IN-MI $28,670 330
      Indiana $28,610 5,840
      Michigan City, IN $28,580 120
      Lafayette, IN $26,360 220
      Central Indiana $26,300 400
      Northern Indiana $25,690 410
      Terre Haute, IN $23,530 160
      Southern Indiana $23,090 400
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $29,840 150
      Topeka, KS $28,770 170
      Kansas $28,100 2,150
      Wichita, KS $26,590 550
      Kansas $25,890 510
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $27,040 4,390
      Lexington, KY $26,050 2,900
      Elizabethtown, KY $23,970 730
      Kentucky $23,420 20,250
      Bowling Green, KY $23,350 910
      Paducah, KY-IL $23,120 600
      Owensboro, KY $22,750 500
      West Kentucky $22,740 1,160
      Central Kentucky $22,520 2,180
      South Central Kentucky $22,230 2,020
      East Kentucky $20,990 1,550
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $24,170 120
      Northeast Louisiana $22,880 180
      Baton Rouge, LA $22,090 530
      Louisiana $21,940 2,120
      Slidell, LA $21,780 130
      Shreveport, LA $21,300 250
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $38,630 80
      Boston, MA-NH $37,730 3,940
      Massachusetts $37,100 5,140
      Barnstable Town, MA $37,020 210
      Worcester, MA $35,610 630
      Springfield, MA $34,800 310
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $31,840 290
      Maryland $31,770 9,550
      Baltimore, MD $31,200 5,090
      Maryland $31,200 380
      Salisbury, MD $31,200 160
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $27,510 1,400
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bangor, ME $36,230 210
      Northeast Maine $35,970 250
      Southwest Maine $35,970 450
      Maine $35,780 1,970
      Lewiston, ME $35,470 120
      Portland, ME $35,300 910
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $29,820 4,950
      Ann Arbor, MI $29,500 300
      Michigan $29,340 11,470
      Grand Rapids, MI $29,330 1,510
      Kalamazoo, MI $29,110 300
      Lansing, MI $29,060 430
      Traverse City, MI $29,030 210
      Jackson, MI $28,990 310
      Monroe, MI $28,900 130
      Flint, MI $28,540 440
      Niles, MI $28,240 320
      Muskegon, MI $27,990 320
      Southern Michigan $27,920 370
      Northern Michigan $27,490 290
      Midland, MI $27,090 150
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $26,410 520
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mankato, MN $33,440 150
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $32,050 5,840
      Minnesota $30,810 7,400
      St. Cloud, MN $30,460 180
      Rochester, MN $29,990 180
      Southwest Minnesota $29,630 180
      Duluth, MN-WI $28,760 260
      Southeast Minnesota $28,640 270
      Northeast Minnesota $28,080 120
      Northwest Minnesota $26,740 360
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $30,380 18,130
      Kansas City, MO-KS $29,920 12,420
      Missouri $29,450 52,590
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $28,780 1,030
      Springfield, MO $28,400 4,810
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $28,220 1,020
      Columbia, MO $28,200 2,220
      Joplin, MO-KS $27,930 1,920
      North Missouri $27,910 1,810
      Southwest Missouri $27,790 2,050
      Central Missouri $27,630 3,820
      Southeast Missouri $27,520 3,230
      Jefferson City, MO $27,420 1,300
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $23,200 1,590
      Hattiesburg, MS $22,880 790
      Jackson, MS $22,350 2,350
      Lower West Mississippi $22,270 690
      Mississippi $22,250 10,520
      West Delta Mississippi $22,170 800
      Upper East Mississippi $22,140 2,210
      Lower East Mississippi $21,860 1,150
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $30,560 200
      Bozeman, MT $27,880 180
      East-Central Montana $26,930 150
      Montana $26,260 1,310
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $28,760 4,440
      Charlotte, NC-SC $28,310 18,560
      Winston, NC $27,680 6,370
      Raleigh, NC $27,440 10,610
      Greensboro, NC $27,370 7,850
      Asheville, NC $27,340 3,130
      Western North Carolina $26,760 5,440
      North Carolina $26,750 89,140
      Wilmington, NC $26,740 4,310
      Burlington, NC $26,660 1,750
      Pinehurst, NC $26,030 720
      Fayetteville, NC $25,490 4,120
      Hickory, NC $24,180 2,990
      Greenville, NC $23,700 2,110
      Jacksonville, NC $23,420 2,190
      Central North Carolina $23,350 6,300
      Eastern North Carolina $23,240 5,830
      Rocky Mount, NC $23,170 1,460
      Goldsboro, NC $22,520 1,060
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $30,500 260
      West North Dakota $29,640 190
      North Dakota $29,350 840
      Minot, ND $29,080 120
      Bismarck, ND $29,000 130
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $28,370 90
      East North Dakota $27,780 120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $29,970 90
      Omaha, NE-IA $29,670 1,150
      Nebraska $29,210 2,000
      Lincoln, NE $29,130 410
      Northwest Nebraska $29,080 90
      Northeast Nebraska $28,350 180
      South Nebraska $27,880 340
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $37,330 280
      New Hampshire $37,220 2,280
      Manchester, NH $37,020 840
      Central New Hampshire $36,900 350
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $34,970 —
      Trenton, NJ $34,700 190
      New Jersey $33,930 5,360
      Vineland, NJ $31,750 70
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $30,670 190
      Albuquerque, NM $29,230 780
      New Mexico $28,830 2,600
      Eastern New Mexico $28,540 790
      Northern New Mexico $28,540 290
      Las Cruces, NM $27,640 330
      Farmington, NM $27,250 200
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $37,700 120
      Las Vegas, NV $32,970 4,910
      Nevada $32,690 6,610
      Balance of Nevada $31,170 500
      Reno, NV $29,820 1,080
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest New York $35,160 640
      Central East New York $34,730 420
      Syracuse, NY $34,200 540
      New York, NY-NJ $34,180 17,550
      New York $34,160 21,210
      Kingston, NY $34,030 160
      Rochester, NY $33,860 1,810
      Buffalo, NY $32,820 830
      Capital/Northern New York $32,670 470
      Elmira, NY $32,200 90
      Binghamton, NY $31,450 230
      Albany, NY $31,200 1,440
      Glens Falls, NY $31,200 120
      Utica, NY $31,200 210
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $29,440 —
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $28,830 4,110
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,650 990
      West Northwestern Ohio $27,230 510
      Sandusky, OH $26,980 190
      Cleveland, OH $26,660 1,340
      Ohio $26,520 12,610
      Lima, OH $26,280 120
      Canton, OH $26,210 620
      Mansfield, OH $26,000 170
      Dayton, OH $25,960 900
      Akron, OH $24,430 1,030
      Springfield, OH $23,600 150
      Eastern Ohio $22,240 760
      Toledo, OH $21,740 1,300
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $28,330 3,280
      Oklahoma City, OK $28,080 3,360
      Oklahoma $27,500 9,760
      Lawton, OK $26,110 340
      Enid, OK $25,900 140
      Southeast Oklahoma $25,820 1,060
      Northwest Oklahoma $25,660 490
      Northeast Oklahoma $22,680 530
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $40,580 2,580
      Oregon $37,020 4,360
      Eugene, OR $33,340 340
      Central Oregon $33,010 140
      Eastern Oregon $33,010 180
      Bend, OR $32,940 220
      Medford, OR $31,710 190
      Salem, OR $31,420 420
      Corvallis, OR $31,210 100
      Coast Oregon $31,030 500
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $38,350 2,610
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $29,460 5,230
      Allentown, PA-NJ $28,760 530
      Harrisburg, PA $28,210 610
      Reading, PA $27,930 410
      Lancaster, PA $27,730 700
      York, PA $27,690 510
      State College, PA $27,470 230
      Pennsylvania $27,440 12,420
      Scranton, PA $27,360 620
      Gettysburg, PA $27,240 70
      Chambersburg, PA $27,080 210
      Altoona, PA $25,430 190
      Pittsburgh, PA $24,130 2,010
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $23,060 250
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $22,420 370
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Puerto Rico $21,480 150
      San Juan, PR $21,460 2,230
      Guayama, PR $21,380 60
      Ponce, PR $21,260 400
      Arecibo, PR $20,940 200
      Aguadilla, PR $20,800 310
      Mayaguez, PR $20,800 330
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $35,600 —
      Providence, RI-MA $35,550 1,210
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $28,360 2,010
      Hilton Head Island, SC $26,390 310
      Spartanburg, SC $26,000 740
      Charleston, SC $25,640 1,000
      South Carolina $23,930 10,120
      Southern South Carolina $23,480 300
      Sumter, SC $23,360 220
      Myrtle Beach, SC $23,210 1,040
      Northwestern South Carolina $23,210 390
      Northeastern South Carolina $23,110 440
      Columbia, SC $22,560 2,030
      Florence, SC $22,460 430
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $31,330 490
      South Dakota $30,640 1,210
      Rapid City, SD $30,400 200
      West South Dakota $30,400 160
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $30,360 390
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $31,650 5,310
      South Central Tennessee $28,490 680
      Kingsport, TN-VA $28,290 920
      Tennessee $28,010 16,690
      Morristown, TN $27,370 320
      Jackson, TN $27,250 580
      East Tennessee $26,970 800
      Knoxville, TN $26,760 2,890
      West Tennessee $26,760 710
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $26,680 1,040
      North Central Tennessee $26,680 680
      Johnson City, TN $26,660 620
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $26,520 2,530
      Clarksville, TN-KY $26,250 910
      Cleveland, TN $25,920 240
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $29,850 2,750
      Dallas, TX $29,050 4,200
      Midland, TX $28,530 320
      Longview, TX $27,940 400
      Odessa, TX $27,830 270
      San Antonio, TX $27,380 2,670
      Sherman, TX $27,030 220
      Eastern Region of Texas $26,740 560
      McAllen, TX $26,740 1,040
      Waco, TX $26,620 510
      Killeen, TX $26,540 550
      Northwestern Region of Texas $26,460 420
      Amarillo, TX $26,100 440
      Abilene, TX $26,090 270
      Corpus Christi, TX $26,090 530
      North Region of Texas $25,790 900
      Lubbock, TX $25,500 590
      San Angelo, TX $25,420 170
      El Paso, TX $24,750 1,100
      Texas $24,390 31,120
      Brownsville, TX $23,830 490
      Texarkana, TX-AR $23,210 230
      Beaumont, TX $22,890 400
      Border Region of Texas $22,790 150
      Houston, TX $22,710 9,630
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $31,900 1,990
      St. George, UT $30,870 520
      Provo, UT $30,380 1,200
      Utah $29,960 6,250
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $29,960 340
      Logan, UT-ID $29,860 320
      High Desert Utah $28,500 830
      Ogden, UT $28,150 1,060
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $30,100 400
      Northeast Virginia $29,190 160
      Richmond, VA $29,120 2,710
      Southwest Virginia $29,110 650
      Virginia $28,660 17,430
      Southside Virginia $28,510 490
      Harrisonburg, VA $28,420 270
      Northwest Virginia $28,410 270
      Winchester, VA-WV $27,960 350
      Lynchburg, VA $27,950 490
      Roanoke, VA $27,770 680
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $27,150 6,300
      West Virginia $22,800 15,590
      Southern West Virginia $22,410 1,810
      Northern West Virginia $22,250 3,240
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $38,040 640
      Vermont $37,050 1,060
      Southern Vermont $36,780 230
      Northern Vermont $35,970 190
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Washington $39,120 210
      Seattle, WA $38,830 4,380
      Bremerton, WA $37,910 300
      Mount Vernon, WA $37,360 180
      Washington $36,800 8,630
      Olympia, WA $35,890 340
      Wenatchee, WA $35,630 160
      Longview, WA $35,580 180
      Bellingham, WA $35,510 240
      Kennewick, WA $34,900 400
      Western Washington $34,850 380
      Yakima, WA $34,790 430
      Spokane, WA $34,040 730
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kenosha, WI $29,100 240
      Milwaukee, WI $28,830 2,420
      Racine, WI $28,810 170
      South Central Wisconsin $28,750 880
      Western Wisconsin $28,750 370
      Green Bay, WI $28,740 380
      La Crosse, WI-MN $28,590 180
      Madison, WI $28,490 1,280
      Northwestern Wisconsin $28,490 110
      Wisconsin $28,400 9,420
      Oshkosh, WI $28,360 430
      Fond du Lac, WI $28,150 220
      Northeastern Wisconsin $28,080 660
      Appleton, WI $27,850 370
      Eau Claire, WI $27,310 320
      Wausau, WI $27,290 220
      Janesville, WI $26,980 330
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $23,960 500
      Morgantown, WV $23,390 1,230
      Wheeling, WV-OH $23,210 900
      Charleston, WV $22,950 2,410
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $22,370 2,790
      Parkersburg, WV $22,280 930
      Beckley, WV $21,490 1,020
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $32,190 440
      Cheyenne, WY $31,950 160
      Western Wyoming $25,470 300