How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $23,160 and the 90th percentile is $45,010. The difference is $21,850, which is 69.5% 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 $28,150 to the 75th at $34,520, covers $6,370.

The mean annual wage is $32,090, which sits above the median of $31,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,177, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% higher than the Ohio median of $29,290.

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 $31,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $35,177 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 5th of 20 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 $31,430 and employment of 240. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,662, against $35,177 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $29,350 and employment of 180. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,584, against $35,177 here.
• Wheeling, WV-OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $27,590 and employment of 70. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,238, against $35,177 here.