Cooks, Fast Food pay in Raleigh-Cary
$28,070avg. a year
$13.50 an hour · 11,500 employed
Cooks, Fast Food in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area earn an average of $28,070 a year. That is $990 (4%) more than the North Carolina average of $27,080. The U.S. average is $32,390.
$28,220Median pay
$13.50Average hourly
+4%vs. North Carolina average
11,500Jobs in this metro
Other North Carolina metro areas
Average pay for cooks, fast food in other North Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
15,030 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$29,490
$14.18 an hour
24,520 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$29,290
$14.08 an hour
315,830 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$28,720
$13.81 an hour
42,570 jobs
Asheville, NC
$28,010
$13.47 an hour
56,120 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$27,190
$13.07 an hour
66,850 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$27,020
$12.99 an hour
72,650 jobs
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$26,810
$12.89 an hour
81,680 jobs
Burlington, NC
$26,770
$12.87 an hour
93,880 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$26,470
$12.73 an hour
10730 jobs
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$26,140
$12.57 an hour
111,780 jobs
Greenville, NC
$25,620
$12.32 an hour
123,890 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$25,050
$12.04 an hour
131,260 jobs
Rocky Mount, NC
$25,010
$12.02 an hour
141,830 jobs
Jacksonville, NC
$24,440
$11.75 an hour
151,110 jobs
Goldsboro, NC
$24,210
$11.64 an hour
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How Raleigh-Cary compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Raleigh-Cary
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,350 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,160 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,030 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $39,430 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $47,410 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $37,090 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, fast food make in Raleigh-Cary?
The average is $28,070 a year, and the median is $28,220. About 11,500 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the North Carolina average?
That is $990 (4%) more than the North Carolina average of $27,080.
Is this job common in Raleigh-Cary?
It makes up 15.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 3.76 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: Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 39580). 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.