The highest-paying states for fast food cooks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fast food cooks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $36,210, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for fast food cooks. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $35,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fast food cooks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $36,210 |
$30,790 | 5,140 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $35,450 |
$26,830 | 1,040 |
| 3 | Washington | $34,810 |
$30,910 | 7,340 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $34,340 |
$33,370 | 1,600 |
| 5 | California | $34,120 |
$30,520 | 146,250 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $32,860 |
$27,040 | 2,890 |
| 7 | New York | $31,310 |
$27,570 | 10,030 |
| 8 | Oregon | $31,240 |
$27,100 | 6,200 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $30,510 |
$27,930 | 1,190 |
| 10 | Arizona | $30,440 |
$28,950 | 15,860 |
| 11 | Maine | $30,400 |
$26,720 | 1,280 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $30,170 |
$26,690 | 1,670 |
| 13 | Colorado | $30,100 |
$27,290 | 6,590 |
| 14 | Vermont | $29,940 |
$28,390 | 1,060 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $29,790 |
$27,700 | 9,920 |
| 16 | Alaska | $29,410 |
$25,230 | 1,290 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $28,770 |
$26,720 | 1,120 |
| 18 | Virginia | $28,630 |
$22,880 | 13,760 |
| 19 | Maryland | $28,440 |
$26,560 | 7,900 |
| 20 | Utah | $28,320 |
$20,500 | 6,980 |
| 21 | Illinois | $28,000 |
$24,960 | 17,040 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $27,800 |
$24,250 | 1,820 |
| 23 | Nevada | $27,750 |
$21,970 | 7,890 |
| 24 | Michigan | $27,290 |
$22,610 | 7,260 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $27,080 |
$22,500 | 6,740 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $27,020 |
$18,540 | 5,590 |
| 27 | Missouri | $27,020 |
$23,500 | 30,510 |
| 28 | Iowa | $26,870 |
$20,860 | 4,110 |
| 29 | Florida | $26,220 |
$21,990 | 38,630 |
| 30 | Delaware | $26,140 |
$21,930 | 2,230 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $26,060 |
$23,920 | 4,630 |
| 32 | Montana | $26,040 |
$21,170 | 1,960 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $26,040 |
$21,520 | 3,540 |
| 34 | Ohio | $25,960 |
$21,080 | 16,210 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $25,750 |
$23,640 | 3,900 |
| 36 | Idaho | $25,620 |
$21,090 | 3,400 |
| 37 | Kansas | $25,440 |
$19,390 | 4,750 |
| 38 | Virgin Islands | $24,990 |
$24,950 | 110 |
| 39 | Indiana | $24,990 |
$18,890 | 10,970 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $23,530 |
$19,810 | 780 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $23,490 |
$19,740 | 14,350 |
| 42 | Georgia | $22,930 |
$17,400 | 16,150 |
| 43 | Texas | $22,810 |
$17,400 | 26,790 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $22,790 |
$17,190 | 14,310 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $22,780 |
$18,270 | 31,490 |
| 46 | Alabama | $22,750 |
$18,960 | 19,480 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania | $22,650 |
$18,050 | 13,320 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $22,410 |
$18,650 | 87,610 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $21,970 |
$18,200 | 42,480 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $21,670 |
$18,550 | 11,710 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $21,050 |
$17,490 | 7,700 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $20,860 |
$17,340 | 7,600 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,700 |
$19,240 | 180 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,130 |
$18,140 | 2,410 |