Fast Food and Counter Workers salary
The median pay for fast food and counter workers in the United States is $31,200 a year. About 3,854,050 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $22,840
- 25th percentile
- $27,700
- Median percentile
- $31,200
- 75th percentile
- $36,070
- 90th percentile
- $42,650
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $42,280
- Washington $37,710
- District of Columbia $37,430
- Colorado $36,270
- Vermont $36,030
- Massachusetts $35,850
- Connecticut $35,380
- Hawaii $35,250
- New York $35,250
- Oregon $35,050
- Maine $34,710
- Arizona $34,230
- New Jersey $34,150
- Illinois $33,910
- Maryland $33,660
- Alaska $33,280
- Nevada $31,950
- New Hampshire $31,590
- Rhode Island $31,490
- Minnesota $31,370
- Delaware $31,300
- Missouri $30,390
- Virginia $30,110
- North Dakota $30,080
- South Dakota $29,490
- Montana $29,090
- Florida $29,080
- Nebraska $29,000
- Idaho $28,940
- Michigan $28,930
- Indiana $28,790
- New Mexico $28,700
- Utah $28,670
- Wisconsin $28,600
- North Carolina $28,570
- Pennsylvania $28,570
- Ohio $28,430
- Iowa $28,390
- Wyoming $27,860
- Texas $27,740
- Kansas $27,580
- South Carolina $27,520
- Tennessee $27,470
- Kentucky $27,130
- Georgia $26,920
- Arkansas $26,250
- West Virginia $26,070
- Alabama $23,700
- Oklahoma $23,430
- Louisiana $22,800
- Mississippi $22,610
By metro area
- Napa, CA $45,410
- San Jose, CA $44,570
- Vallejo, CA $44,110
- San Francisco, CA $43,870
- Santa Rosa, CA $43,610
- Santa Cruz, CA $43,400
- Salinas, CA $43,260
- Santa Maria, CA $42,940
- Sacramento, CA $42,860
- Modesto, CA $42,630
- Oxnard, CA $42,370
- San Luis Obispo, CA $42,350
- Riverside, CA $42,280
- San Diego, CA $42,190
- Los Angeles, CA $42,110
- Hanford, CA $42,060
- Yuba City, CA $42,040
- Stockton, CA $41,740
- Fresno, CA $39,480
- Bakersfield, CA $39,470
- Redding, CA $39,160
- Seattle, WA $39,150
- El Centro, CA $38,840
- Visalia, CA $38,600
- Chico, CA $38,210
- Merced, CA $38,200
- Kahului, HI $37,840
- Burlington, VT $37,190
- Bremerton, WA $37,080
- Denver, CO $37,070
- Bellingham, WA $37,030
- Mount Vernon, WA $36,890
- Bridgeport, CT $36,550
- Wenatchee, WA $36,450
- Kennewick, WA $36,410
- Boston, MA $36,290
- Boulder, CO $36,190
- Olympia, WA $36,110
- Barnstable Town, MA $36,100
- Longview, WA $36,020
- Yakima, WA $35,830
- Spokane, WA $35,780
- Portland, OR $35,620
- Bend, OR $35,460
- Kingston, NY $35,460
- New York, NY $35,420
- Kiryas Joel, NY $35,320
- Portland, ME $35,300
- New Haven, CT $35,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $35,080
- Hartford, CT $35,030
- Walla Walla, WA $35,020
- Grants Pass, OR $34,900
- Fort Collins, CO $34,850
- Waterbury, CT $34,850
- Ithaca, NY $34,800
- Norwich, CT $34,800
- Lewiston, ME $34,720
- Trenton, NJ $34,720
- Pittsfield, MA $34,680
- Lewiston, ID $34,650
- Chicago, IL $34,630
- Worcester, MA $34,610
- Washington, DC $34,600
- Buffalo, NY $34,560
- Phoenix, AZ $34,540
- Salem, OR $34,520
- Colorado Springs, CO $34,420
- Amherst Town, MA $34,350
- Albany, OR $34,330
- Bangor, ME $34,140
- Medford, OR $34,140
- Springfield, MA $34,130
- Albany, NY $34,060
- Eugene, OR $33,990
- Syracuse, NY $33,940
- Glens Falls, NY $33,890
- Naples, FL $33,830
- Providence, RI $33,700
- Flagstaff, AZ $33,690
- Vineland, NJ $33,550
- Rochester, NY $33,430
- Corvallis, OR $33,350
- Prescott Valley, AZ $33,350
- Anchorage, AK $33,280
- Binghamton, NY $33,280
- Atlantic City, NJ $33,270
- Ann Arbor, MI $33,220
- Baltimore, MD $33,090
- Utica, NY $33,080
- Minneapolis, MN $33,040
- Greeley, CO $33,030
- Elmira, NY $32,950
- Watertown, NY $32,580
- Lexington Park, MD $32,240
- Philadelphia, PA $32,220
- Las Vegas, NV $31,950
- Bozeman, MT $31,840
- Tucson, AZ $31,690
- Rockford, IL $31,640
- Reno, NV $31,530
- Grand Junction, CO $31,510
- Springfield, IL $31,350
- Champaign, IL $31,300
- St. Louis, MO $31,260
- Kankakee, IL $31,220
- Bloomington, IL $31,200
- Davenport, IA $31,200
- Decatur, IL $31,200
- Dover, DE $31,200
- Hagerstown, MD $31,200
- Peoria, IL $31,200
- Salisbury, MD $31,200
- Rochester, MN $31,190
- Manchester, NH $31,120
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $31,100
- Pueblo, CO $31,100
- Fargo, ND $30,950
- Santa Fe, NM $30,810
- Sierra Vista, AZ $30,580