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Cooks, Fast Food Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

The median annual wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $28,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $28,750.

Pay spans roughly $23,270 at the 10th percentile to $33,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $13.83 per hour. An estimated 4,440 people work as cooks, fast food in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

Median (annual)$28,760
Mean (annual)$28,750
Median (hourly)$13.83
10th percentile$23,270
90th percentile$33,770
Employment4,440

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.