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Fast Food Cooks in Iowa

Considering a career as a Fast Food Cook in Iowa?

-5% Jobs Projection

$19,120 Median Salary

900 Job Openings

While jobs for Fast Food Cooks in Iowa are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Fast Food Cooks in Iowa is expected to decrease.
Fast Food Cooks in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in Iowa?

3,680 people worked as Fast Food Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,820 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,245 Fast Food Cooks working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Fast Food Cooks than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 4.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 900 annual Fast Food Cooks job openings in Iowa, and 6,580 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 67,200 annual jobs and 490,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Fast Food Cooks Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $16,310 to $27,850 with $19,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.84 to $13.39. The median hourly rate was $9.19.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $8.95 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.24.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Fast Food Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Fast Food Cooks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1,150	$19,280
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	920	$19,920
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	910	$21,470
Dubuque, IA	170	$19,090

Top States for Fast Food Cooks Employment

View the list below to see where most Fast Food Cooks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	111,360	$24,470
Texas	40,100	$19,870
Illinois	18,120	$20,170
Arizona	17,500	$22,420
Georgia	17,370	$19,430
Tennessee	16,840	$19,580
Ohio	16,710	$20,480
Oklahoma	14,960	$18,720
Florida	14,790	$21,370
Virginia	13,700	$19,400
Mississippi	12,610	$18,150
North Carolina	10,720	$18,540
Michigan	10,410	$21,560
Missouri	10,350	$19,580
Nevada	9,970	$21,470
New York	9,940	$24,850
Indiana	8,810	$19,390
New Jersey	8,800	$21,860
Pennsylvania	8,340	$19,630
Washington	8,080	$27,300

Below are the states where Fast Food Cooks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$28,080
Washington	$27,300
Massachusetts	$26,720
District of Columbia	$26,570
Connecticut	$25,430
Oregon	$25,400
New York	$24,850
Alaska	$24,640
North Dakota	$24,590
California	$24,470

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Occupation	Iowa Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	11,670
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	6,580
Cooks, Short Order	1,350

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