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Cooks, Fast Food Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Cooks, Fast Foods in the United States earn a median salary of $30,160/year ($14.5/hr). Salaries range from $22,370 to $38,980 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$22K
10th percentile
$27K
25th percentile
$30K
Median
$36K
75th percentile
$39K
90th percentile

Cooks, Fast Food salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Hawaii$40K$19.38/hr830
District of Columbia$38K$18.44/hr2,610
New Hampshire$37K$17.9/hr2,280
Massachusetts$37K$17.84/hr5,140
Vermont$37K$17.81/hr1,060
Oregon$37K$17.8/hr4,360
Washington$37K$17.69/hr8,630
California$36K$17.5/hr136,550
Alaska$36K$17.22/hr2,930
Maine$36K$17.2/hr1,970

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42K10,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42K4,560
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$41K2,580
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$39K1,120
Napa, CA$39K360
Vallejo, CA$39K1,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$39K4,380
Urban Honolulu, HI$38K640
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38K640
Salinas, CA$38K1,040
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