Cooks, Fast Food pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$31,780avg. a year
$15.28 an hour · 5,930 employed
Cooks, Fast Food in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $31,780 a year. That is $1,380 (5%) more than the Michigan average of $30,400. The U.S. average is $32,390.
$29,810Median pay
$15.28Average hourly
+5%vs. Michigan average
5,930Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for cooks, fast food in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1420 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$31,790
$15.28 an hour
2440 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$30,280
$14.56 an hour
3300 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$30,180
$14.51 an hour
41,740 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$30,000
$14.43 an hour
5560 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$29,740
$14.30 an hour
6730 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$29,640
$14.25 an hour
7560 jobs
Flint, MI
$29,450
$14.16 an hour
8330 jobs
Jackson, MI
$29,190
$14.03 an hour
9320 jobs
Niles, MI
$29,080
$13.98 an hour
10150 jobs
Midland, MI
$28,980
$13.93 an hour
11570 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$28,530
$13.71 an hour
12240 jobs
Monroe, MI
$28,430
$13.67 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $38,640 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,680 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,640 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,860 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,080 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,930 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, fast food make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $31,780 a year, and the median is $29,810. About 5,930 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,380 (5%) more than the Michigan average of $30,400.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.76 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2011. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.