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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Columbus, GA

The median fast food and counter workers in Columbus, GA-AL earns $23,300 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,632 a month.

10th percentile
$19,580
25th percentile
$21,850
Median percentile
$23,300
75th percentile
$27,540
90th percentile
$30,670

Based on 4,060 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

$19,588 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,300
Federal income tax−$720
Social Security + Medicare−$1,782
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,209
Monthly take-home$1,632
Every two weeks$753

Does it go far here?

$26,093Median pay in Columbus, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, GA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$116,150
Managers, All Other$114,330
Management Analysts$83,390
Registered Nurses$82,500
General and Operations Managers$82,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,540
Accountants and Auditors$73,640
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,580

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