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Cooks, Fast Food: Pay by State

Nationally, 641,070 people work as cooks, fast food, earning a median of $30,890 a year ($15/hour) — with most between $22,580 and $42,910.

StateWorkersMedian payPer hour
Hawaii$48,120$23
District of Columbia2,760$44,670$21
California124,440$42,050$20
Washington9,020$39,120$19
New Hampshire1,330$38,590$19
Vermont640$38,230$18
Oregon4,300$37,880$18
Massachusetts$37,870$18
Colorado9,220$36,900$18
Maine1,470$36,350$17
New York11,710$35,770$17
Rhode Island1,210$35,230$17
Connecticut3,630$34,980$17
Illinois13,430$34,960$17
Minnesota5,190$34,120$16
Alaska2,250$33,960$16
Nevada5,890$33,840$16
Maryland10,960$33,320$16
Arizona11,210$32,660$16
New Jersey3,440$32,220$15
Delaware850$31,840$15
Utah4,400$31,800$15
Idaho1,610$31,070$15
South Dakota1,720$30,950$15
Nebraska2,900$30,430$15
North Dakota580$30,220$15
New Mexico1,800$30,190$15
Virginia12,520$29,950$14
Florida22,600$29,900$14
Missouri55,780$29,890$14
Indiana6,830$29,870$14
Michigan14,340$29,460$14
Wyoming890$28,950$14
Wisconsin6,900$28,920$14
Pennsylvania9,240$28,810$14
Kansas1,610$28,640$14
Iowa8,290$28,510$14
Tennessee14,020$28,330$14
Texas36,240$28,280$14
Alabama26,740$27,870$13
Oklahoma8,860$27,720$13
Arkansas7,860$27,710$13
South Carolina9,110$27,420$13
North Carolina81,980$27,190$13
Georgia12,940$26,940$13
Ohio12,310$26,870$13
Montana820$26,770$13
Louisiana3,000$24,960$12
Kentucky21,750$23,500$11
West Virginia16,490$23,120$11
Mississippi11,170$22,670$11

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. States are ordered by median pay. Cost of living differs between states — a higher number is not automatically a better deal. Some states are omitted where the estimate is suppressed. Labour-market data, not job listings.

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