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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median fast food and counter workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $34,540 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,422 a month.

10th percentile
$30,910
25th percentile
$31,790
Median percentile
$34,540
75th percentile
$35,980
90th percentile
$45,170

Based on 54,900 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

$29,069 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,540
Federal income tax−$1,965
Social Security + Medicare−$2,642
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$864
Monthly take-home$2,422
Every two weeks$1,118

Does it go far here?

$33,431Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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