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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in New York, NY

The median fast food and counter workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $35,420 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,376 a month.

10th percentile
$33,070
25th percentile
$34,480
Median percentile
$35,420
75th percentile
$37,790
90th percentile
$44,130

Based on 166,040 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

$28,515 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,420
Federal income tax−$2,070
Social Security + Medicare−$2,710
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,125
Monthly take-home$2,376
Every two weeks$1,097

Does it go far here?

$31,467Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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