How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $23,350 and the 90th percentile is $35,570. The difference is $12,220, which is 43.3% 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 $25,470 to the 75th at $34,590, covers $9,120.

The mean annual wage is $29,620, which sits above the median of $28,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 21.4% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,423, which is 15.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Ohio median of $29,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $30,423 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 13th of 23 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).).

• Springfield, OH is 20 miles away, with a median of $27,600 and employment of 50. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,503, against $30,423 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $32,180 and employment of 580. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,742, against $30,423 here.
• Columbus, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $35,200 and employment of 1,100. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,871, against $30,423 here.