SALARY · COOKS, RESTAURANT · TEXAS

Cooks, Restaurant salary in Texas

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For cooks, restaurant in Texas, that middle figure was $34,760 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

$34,760

$17 per hour at the median · That is $2,630 (7.0 percent) below the national median of $37,390 for this occupation.

$33,370Mean annual salary

$16Mean hourly wage

$126,620People employed in this job in Texas

Salary range

25th: $28,540Median: $34,76075th: $37,030

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$28,540
Median (50th percentile)	$34,760
75th percentile	$37,030
Mean	$33,370

The middle half of workers earned from $28,540 to $37,030 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

$30,110 a year

$2,509 a month

Federal tax $1,991 · FICA $2,659 · State tax $0

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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