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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Ohio

The median fast food and counter workers in Ohio earns $28,430 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,020 a month.

10th percentile
$23,200
25th percentile
$26,800
Median percentile
$28,430
75th percentile
$29,930
90th percentile
$34,920

Based on 163,560 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

$24,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,430
Federal income tax−$1,233
Social Security + Medicare−$2,175
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$782
Monthly take-home$2,020
Every two weeks$932

Does it go far here?

$30,644Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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