SALARY · COOKS, FAST FOOD · MISSISSIPPI

Cooks, Fast Food salary in Mississippi

You do not need a national average when you are deciding about one state. This page sticks to Mississippi for cooks, fast food. The median here was $22,670 a year, and the rest of the page shows how wide the range runs around it.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$22,670

$11 per hour at the median · That is $8,220 (26.6 percent) below the national median of $30,890 for this occupation.

$23,560Mean annual salary
$11Mean hourly wage
$11,170People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $21,350Median: $22,67075th: $26,750
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$21,350
Median (50th percentile)$22,670
75th percentile$26,750
Mean$23,560

The middle half of workers earned from $21,350 to $26,750 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$20,104 a year
$1,675 a month
Federal tax $657 · FICA $1,734 · State tax $175

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

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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