How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $37,170. The difference is $10,130, which is 30.5% 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 $31,940 to the 75th at $34,660, covers $2,720.

The mean annual wage is $33,550, which sits above the median of $33,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,795, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the Florida median of $34,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $32,795 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $35,320. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,360, against $32,795 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $34,270 and employment of 130. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,268, against $32,795 here.
• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $32,620 and employment of 200. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,828, against $32,795 here.