How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Fast Food, the published 10th percentile is $36,400 and the 90th percentile is $48,850. The difference is $12,450, which is 29.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,540 to the 75th at $44,290, covers $6,750.

The mean annual wage is $41,740, which sits above the median of $41,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 34.7% higher than the national median of $30,890 for Cooks, Fast Food. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,424, which is 24.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% higher than the Massachusetts median of $37,870.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Fast Food at $38,424 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Fast Food. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $38,550 and employment of 430. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,486, against $38,424 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $36,770. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,865, against $38,424 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $35,260 and employment of 1,390. That median is 15.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,646, against $38,424 here.