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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Cooks, Fast Food in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $10.48 $12.00 $14.07 $16.50 $17.56
      Yearly $21,800 $24,960 $29,260 $34,320 $36,510
      Massachusetts Hourly $16.07 $17.31 $17.73 $19.02 $20.61
      Yearly $33,430 $36,010 $36,880 $39,560 $42,880
      Washington Hourly $15.74 $16.58 $17.37 $19.32 $20.94
      Yearly $32,740 $34,490 $36,120 $40,180 $43,550
      District of Columbia Hourly $16.87 $16.90 $16.95 $17.23 $18.03
      Yearly $35,080 $35,150 $35,250 $35,830 $37,490
      Oregon Hourly $14.05 $14.59 $16.85 $17.50 $18.06
      Yearly $29,210 $30,340 $35,050 $36,400 $37,560
      California Hourly $15.61 $16.28 $16.77 $17.41 $19.31
      Yearly $32,480 $33,860 $34,890 $36,220 $40,170
      New Hampshire Hourly $13.75 $14.51 $16.71 $17.82 $20.09
      Yearly $28,610 $30,180 $34,760 $37,070 $41,780
      Connecticut Hourly $14.13 $14.39 $16.63 $17.56 $19.52
      Yearly $29,390 $29,940 $34,590 $36,530 $40,600
      Hawaii Hourly $12.90 $13.28 $16.55 $18.44 $18.44
      Yearly $26,840 $27,630 $34,430 $38,350 $38,350
      Vermont Hourly $14.22 $14.64 $16.38 $16.88 $17.13
      Yearly $29,580 $30,460 $34,070 $35,120 $35,630
      Colorado Hourly $14.28 $14.63 $16.07 $17.16 $17.72
      Yearly $29,710 $30,430 $33,430 $35,690 $36,860
      New York Hourly $14.20 $14.73 $16.00 $16.38 $17.66
      Yearly $29,540 $30,640 $33,280 $34,060 $36,730
      Arizona Hourly $14.38 $14.75 $15.39 $16.49 $16.92
      Yearly $29,920 $30,680 $32,020 $34,290 $35,190
      Maine Hourly $13.85 $14.27 $15.25 $18.06 $21.59
      Yearly $28,800 $29,690 $31,720 $37,550 $44,910
      New Jersey Hourly $14.30 $14.73 $15.24 $17.44 $21.20
      Yearly $29,740 $30,630 $31,710 $36,280 $44,090
      Minnesota Hourly $12.66 $13.49 $15.13 $17.38 $17.68
      Yearly $26,340 $28,060 $31,470 $36,150 $36,760
      Rhode Island Hourly $14.04 $14.04 $14.44 $17.64 $18.43
      Yearly $29,200 $29,200 $30,040 $36,700 $38,330
      Nevada Hourly $10.50 $13.39 $14.39 $16.53 $21.53
      Yearly $21,840 $27,860 $29,930 $34,370 $44,790
      Illinois Hourly $13.30 $13.93 $14.33 $15.37 $16.62
      Yearly $27,660 $28,970 $29,800 $31,970 $34,570
      Maryland Hourly $13.25 $13.68 $14.33 $16.29 $17.23
      Yearly $27,560 $28,460 $29,810 $33,890 $35,840
      Nebraska Hourly $11.15 $11.99 $14.12 $14.77 $17.04
      Yearly $23,190 $24,940 $29,370 $30,730 $35,440
      Kansas Hourly $10.30 $11.37 $14.04 $16.23 $17.20
      Yearly $21,420 $23,650 $29,210 $33,750 $35,780
      North Dakota Hourly $11.89 $13.21 $14.01 $16.66 $17.50
      Yearly $24,740 $27,470 $29,140 $34,650 $36,400
      South Dakota Hourly $11.26 $13.36 $13.97 $14.72 $15.23
      Yearly $23,430 $27,790 $29,060 $30,610 $31,680
      Virginia Hourly $12.00 $12.21 $13.89 $15.74 $18.32
      Yearly $24,960 $25,390 $28,890 $32,750 $38,110
      Montana Hourly $10.97 $11.23 $13.88 $15.43 $16.89
      Yearly $22,820 $23,360 $28,860 $32,100 $35,140
      Alaska Hourly $13.28 $13.62 $13.87 $17.23 $18.47
      Yearly $27,610 $28,330 $28,840 $35,830 $38,420
      Utah Hourly $10.58 $12.97 $13.87 $14.57 $16.41
      Yearly $22,010 $26,980 $28,860 $30,310 $34,120
      Delaware Hourly $11.75 $12.66 $13.84 $15.10 $17.66
      Yearly $24,440 $26,340 $28,790 $31,410 $36,740
      Wisconsin Hourly $8.95 $11.24 $13.73 $14.50 $15.65
      Yearly $18,620 $23,380 $28,550 $30,150 $32,550
      Missouri Hourly $12.58 $13.14 $13.66 $14.11 $15.30
      Yearly $26,170 $27,320 $28,400 $29,350 $31,830
      Michigan Hourly $11.48 $12.81 $13.65 $14.82 $17.32
      Yearly $23,880 $26,640 $28,400 $30,830 $36,020
      Iowa Hourly $10.60 $11.18 $13.45 $15.87 $17.96
      Yearly $22,040 $23,250 $27,970 $33,010 $37,350
      New Mexico Hourly $12.31 $13.01 $13.38 $13.95 $16.36
      Yearly $25,600 $27,060 $27,830 $29,020 $34,020
      Arkansas Hourly $11.00 $11.88 $13.09 $13.95 $15.68
      Yearly $22,880 $24,710 $27,230 $29,010 $32,610
      Tennessee Hourly $9.64 $10.68 $13.04 $14.67 $17.11
      Yearly $20,040 $22,220 $27,120 $30,520 $35,580
      Florida Hourly $11.32 $12.00 $12.89 $14.16 $17.12
      Yearly $23,550 $24,960 $26,800 $29,450 $35,610
      Indiana Hourly $10.04 $10.76 $12.86 $14.28 $15.94
      Yearly $20,890 $22,370 $26,740 $29,690 $33,160
      Georgia Hourly $9.02 $10.98 $12.78 $13.59 $17.20
      Yearly $18,760 $22,850 $26,580 $28,270 $35,780
      Wyoming Hourly $10.23 $10.96 $12.77 $19.26 $20.43
      Yearly $21,270 $22,800 $26,570 $40,050 $42,490
      Alabama Hourly $10.37 $10.83 $12.65 $13.74 $14.42
      Yearly $21,570 $22,530 $26,310 $28,570 $29,990
      Ohio Hourly $10.22 $10.69 $12.29 $14.16 $15.03
      Yearly $21,250 $22,240 $25,560 $29,460 $31,260
      Pennsylvania Hourly $9.11 $10.49 $12.28 $14.29 $16.87
      Yearly $18,940 $21,820 $25,550 $29,720 $35,090
      Idaho Hourly $9.14 $10.45 $11.91 $14.42 $16.74
      Yearly $19,010 $21,740 $24,780 $29,990 $34,830
      South Carolina Hourly $8.97 $10.76 $11.82 $14.02 $15.08
      Yearly $18,660 $22,380 $24,590 $29,160 $31,370
      Texas Hourly $9.12 $10.41 $11.78 $13.65 $16.09
      Yearly $18,970 $21,650 $24,490 $28,390 $33,460
      Oklahoma Hourly $9.22 $10.67 $11.65 $13.67 $14.37
      Yearly $19,170 $22,200 $24,240 $28,430 $29,890
      North Carolina Hourly $10.12 $10.64 $11.25 $13.37 $14.17
      Yearly $21,040 $22,130 $23,390 $27,810 $29,480
      Kentucky Hourly $9.89 $10.40 $11.19 $13.45 $14.71
      Yearly $20,570 $21,630 $23,270 $27,980 $30,610
      West Virginia Hourly $10.09 $10.32 $10.71 $12.06 $13.25
      Yearly $20,980 $21,470 $22,270 $25,090 $27,550
      Mississippi Hourly $8.46 $9.23 $10.52 $12.38 $13.69
      Yearly $17,590 $19,200 $21,870 $25,750 $28,470
      Louisiana Hourly $8.68 $9.47 $10.39 $10.80 $12.67
      Yearly $18,060 $19,700 $21,610 $22,460 $26,360
      Guam Hourly $10.14 $10.16 $10.17 $10.18 $10.48
      Yearly $21,080 $21,140 $21,150 $21,160 $21,800
      Puerto Rico Hourly $9.00 $9.37 $9.83 $10.08 $11.11
      Yearly $18,720 $19,500 $20,440 $20,970 $23,110
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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