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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Massachusetts

The median fast food and counter workers in Massachusetts earns $35,850 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,433 a month.

10th percentile
$31,290
25th percentile
$33,770
Median percentile
$35,850
75th percentile
$36,980
90th percentile
$38,700

Based on 85,810 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

$29,193 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,850
Federal income tax−$2,122
Social Security + Medicare−$2,743
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,793
Monthly take-home$2,433
Every two weeks$1,123

Does it go far here?

$33,898Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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