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Fast Food Cooks in Mississippi

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$18,150 Median Salary

1,530 Job Openings

Fast Food Cooks in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in Mississippi?

In 2018, there were 12,610 Fast Food Cooks working in the state.

There were 11,890 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 720 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 5.2%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,530 annual Fast Food Cooks job openings in Mississippi, and 11,060 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $16,140 to $21,260 with $18,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.76 to $10.22. The median hourly rate was $8.73.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $8.69 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.04.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	4,550	$18,950
Jackson, MS	3,570	$18,340
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	1,330	$17,830
Hattiesburg, MS	690	$18,720

Top States for Fast Food Cooks Employment

The table below shows the states 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

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Mississippi Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	10,520
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	7,180
Cooks, Short Order	1,610

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