SOC 35-2011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in St. George, UT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Fast Food in St. George, UT is $31,800. The 10th percentile is $29,710 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$31,800

10th percentile
$29,710
25th percentile
$31,550
Median
$31,800
75th percentile
$33,960
90th percentile
$44,570
Mean
$33,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cooks, Fast Food, the published 10th percentile is $29,710 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. The difference is $14,860, which is 46.7% 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 $31,550 to the 75th at $33,960, covers $2,410.

The mean annual wage is $33,700, which sits above the median of $31,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $30,890 for Cooks, Fast Food. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,675, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Utah median of $31,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Fast Food at $32,675 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Fast Food. St. George, UT ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $33,960 and employment of 4,490. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,887, against $32,675 here.
  • Flagstaff, AZ is 137 miles away, with a median of $33,950 and employment of 300. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,840, against $32,675 here.
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 190 miles away, with a median of $34,700 and employment of 900. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,325, against $32,675 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Fast Food accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (480 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (641,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in St. George, UT · Cooks, Fast Food by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in St. George, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Fast Food in St. George, UT is $31,800. The 10th percentile is $29,710 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Cooks, Fast Food?

The local median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $30,890.

What is Cooks, Fast Food pay in St. George, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,800 is $32,675. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. George, UT compare with nearby metros for Cooks, Fast Food?

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $33,960. St. George, UT ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.