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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Mississippi

The median fast food and counter workers in Mississippi earns $22,610 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,610 a month.

10th percentile
$18,530
25th percentile
$21,340
Median percentile
$22,610
75th percentile
$26,680
90th percentile
$29,090

Based on 31,220 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

$19,325 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,610
Federal income tax−$651
Social Security + Medicare−$1,730
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$904
Monthly take-home$1,610
Every two weeks$743

Does it go far here?

$26,003Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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