Cooks, Restaurant pay range in Fort Myers
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,760 or more. The middle half of cooks, restaurant in Fort Myers earn between $36,130 and $44,140.
- $31K10th
- $36K25th
- $37KMedian
- $44K75th
- $47K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $39,070 | $3,256 | $18.78 |
| Median | $37,240 | $3,103 | $17.90 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $36,130 | $3,011 | $17.37 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $44,140 | $3,678 | $21.22 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.
Cooks, Restaurant pay in Fort Myers vs. Florida and the U.S.
Cooks, restaurant in Fort Myers earn about the same as the Florida average ($38,320) and about the same as the U.S. average ($38,730). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $37,390.
| Area | Average | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | $39,070 | $37,240 | $30,800 | $46,760 | 4,330 |
| Florida | $38,320 | $37,020 | $29,710 | $46,450 | 124,040 |
| United States | $38,730 | $37,390 | $28,700 | $47,900 | 1,409,890 |
State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.
Cooks, Restaurant salary after taxes in Fort Myers
On the average salary of $39,070, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $33,573 a year, or $2,798 a month and $1,291 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Fort Myers a good place for cooks, restaurant? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $39,070 buys what about $38,173 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Cooks, Restaurant salary in other Florida cities
Fort Myers ranks 4th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($42,790).
Highest-paying cities for cooks, restaurant
Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,460).
- Kahului, HI$54,460
- San Jose, CA$49,390
- Seattle, WA$49,000
- San Francisco, CA$48,630
- Napa, CA$47,830
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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Fort Myers: questions
How much do cooks, restaurant make an hour in Fort Myers?
$18.79 an hour on average, and $17.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level cooks, restaurant salary in Fort Myers?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,130, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the cooks, restaurant take-home pay in Fort Myers?
About $33,573 a year ($2,798 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,070. Florida has no state income tax.
Do cooks, restaurant earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($38,730).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-2014; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.57, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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