How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $32,550 and the 90th percentile is $50,180. The difference is $17,630, which is 35.1% 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 $40,850 to the 75th at $50,180, covers $9,330.

The mean annual wage is $45,480, which sits below the median of $50,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 39.9% higher than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,569, which is 35.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% higher than the Arizona median of $46,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $48,569 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $36,080 and employment of 260. That median is 28.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,236, against $48,569 here.
• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 199 miles away, with a median of $34,830 and employment of 80. That median is 30.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,015, against $48,569 here.