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Where Cooks, Fast Food Pays Above the National Average

$30,160
National Median Salary
22
States Pay Above Average
42
Industries Pay Above Average

States Where Cooks, Fast Food Earns a Premium

These 22 states pay Cooks, Fast Foods above the national median of $30,160.

Rank State Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Hawaii $40,300 +33.6% 830
2 District of Columbia $38,350 +27.2% 2,610
3 New Hampshire $37,220 +23.4% 2,280
4 Massachusetts $37,100 +23.0% 5,140
5 Vermont $37,050 +22.8% 1,060
6 Oregon $37,020 +22.7% 4,360
7 Washington $36,800 +22.0% 8,630
8 California $36,410 +20.7% 136,550
9 Alaska $35,820 +18.8% 2,930
10 Maine $35,780 +18.6% 1,970
11 Rhode Island $35,600 +18.0% —
12 Colorado $35,140 +16.5% 9,560
13 New York $34,160 +13.3% 21,210
14 New Jersey $33,930 +12.5% 5,360
15 Connecticut $33,760 +11.9% 3,950
16 Nevada $32,690 +8.4% 6,610
17 Wyoming $32,190 +6.7% 440
18 Maryland $31,770 +5.3% 9,550
19 Illinois $31,580 +4.7% 16,320
20 Arizona $31,090 +3.1% 11,220
21 Minnesota $30,810 +2.2% 7,400
22 South Dakota $30,640 +1.6% 1,210

Industries Where Cooks, Fast Food Earns a Premium

These 42 industries pay Cooks, Fast Foods above the national median.

Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $44,930 +49.0% 490
2 Beverage Manufacturing $44,930 +49.0% 490
3 Educational Services $42,710 +41.6% 60
4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $42,710 +41.6% 60
5 Traveler Accommodation $42,630 +41.3% 710
6 Accommodation $42,120 +39.7% 730
7 Educational Services $38,710 +28.3% 90
8 Gambling Industries $38,590 +28.0% 320
9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $38,500 +27.7% 80
10 Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers $37,840 +25.5% —
11 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $37,300 +23.7% 140
12 Educational Services $37,030 +22.8% 270
13 Elementary and Secondary Schools $36,830 +22.1% 180
14 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers $35,820 +18.8% 180
15 Food and Beverage Retailers $35,430 +17.5% 6,140
16 Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) $35,400 +17.4% 6,060
17 Educational Services $35,300 +17.0% 120
18 Elementary and Secondary Schools $35,300 +17.0% 110
19 Spectator Sports $35,260 +16.9% 150
20 Special Food Services $34,960 +15.9% 4,300
21 Other Food Manufacturing $34,780 +15.3% 170
22 Amusement Parks and Arcades $34,530 +14.5% 370
23 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $34,330 +13.8% 2,240
24 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $34,010 +12.8% 1,270
25 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $33,810 +12.1% 250
26 Food Manufacturing $33,790 +12.0% 420
27 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $33,790 +12.0% 210
28 Administrative and Support Services $33,280 +10.3% 1,230
29 Employment Services $33,280 +10.3% 1,190
30 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $33,280 +10.3% 1,550
31 Temporary Help Services $33,280 +10.3% 830
32 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $33,170 +10.0% 130
33 Motion Picture and Video Industries $33,170 +10.0% 130
34 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $33,170 +10.0% 130
35 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $32,740 +8.6% 90
36 Social Assistance $32,720 +8.5% —
37 Child Care Services $32,720 +8.5% —
38 Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) $31,530 +4.5% 120
39 Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) $31,530 +4.5% 120
40 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $31,490 +4.4% 330
41 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $30,820 +2.2% —
42 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $30,820 +2.2% —
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