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Cooks, Fast Food salary
in Bend, OR

Median base pay · Bend, OR
$35,600
≈ $17.12/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 270 jobs
Middle 50%
$34,280–$37,450
vs U.S. median
+15%
Metro rank
#56 of 332

Cooks, Fast Food in the Bend, OR metro earn a median of $35,600 a year, based on BLS estimates for 270 jobs (May 2025). That is 15% above the U.S. median of $30,890 and 6% below the OR statewide median of $37,880. It ranks #56 of 332 metros with published figures for this job.

COOKS, FAST FOOD · BEND, OR · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BEND, OR · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$31,940P25$34,280MEDIAN$35,600P75$37,450P90$46,530
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$22,580P25$27,260MEDIAN$30,890P75$37,260P90$42,910
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What is the average Cooks, Fast Food salary in Bend?

The BLS median is $35,600 a year (May 2025). Half of the 270 jobs pay between $34,280 and $37,450. The 10th percentile is $31,940 and the 90th is $46,530.

Is Bend a high-paying metro for Cooks, Fast Food?

That is 15% above the U.S. median of $30,890 and 6% below the OR statewide median of $37,880. It ranks #56 of 332 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Cooks, Fast Food make an hour in Bend?

About $17.12 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $35,600 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $16.48–$18.00 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.