How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Fast Food, the published 10th percentile is $22,470 and the 90th percentile is $35,110. The difference is $12,640, which is 48.1% 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 $22,650 to the 75th at $28,360, covers $5,710.

The mean annual wage is $26,780, which sits above the median of $26,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $30,890 for Cooks, Fast Food. In 2024 national prices the local median is $29,416, which is 4.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Ohio median of $26,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Fast Food at $29,416 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Fast Food. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 14th of 26 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).).

• Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $26,270 and employment of 960. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,135, against $29,416 here.
• Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 37 miles away, with a median of $23,710 and employment of 450. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,633, against $29,416 here.
• Wheeling, WV-OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $23,110 and employment of 810. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,165, against $29,416 here.