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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Appleton, WI

The median fast food and counter workers in Appleton, WI earns $29,010 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,996 a month.

10th percentile
$22,400
25th percentile
$23,870
Median percentile
$29,010
75th percentile
$33,880
90th percentile
$35,870

Based on 3,150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,952 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,010
Federal income tax−$1,301
Social Security + Medicare−$2,219
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,538
Monthly take-home$1,996
Every two weeks$921

Does it go far here?

$31,390Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

All fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin