SALARY · COOKS, FAST FOOD · MASSACHUSETTS

Cooks, Fast Food salary in Massachusetts

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For cooks, fast food in Massachusetts, that middle figure was $37,870 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,870

$18 per hour at the median · That is $6,980 (22.6 percent) above the national median of $30,890 for this occupation.

$40,080Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
Not publishedPeople employed in this job in Massachusetts

Salary range

25th: $36,400Median: $37,87075th: $41,600
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$36,400
Median (50th percentile)$37,870
75th percentile$41,600
Mean$40,080

The middle half of workers earned from $36,400 to $41,600 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$30,935 a year
$2,578 a month
Federal tax $2,364 · FICA $2,897 · State tax $1,674

Caveat: the Massachusetts figure excludes the optional Social Security and Medicare deduction, worth up to $100 of tax.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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