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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Dayton, OH

The median fast food and counter workers in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $27,680 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,970 a month.

10th percentile
$23,440
25th percentile
$26,840
Median percentile
$27,680
75th percentile
$29,480
90th percentile
$34,830

Based on 11,860 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

$23,643 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,680
Federal income tax−$1,158
Social Security + Medicare−$2,118
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$761
Monthly take-home$1,970
Every two weeks$909

Does it go far here?

$29,862Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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