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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Rhode Island

The median fast food and counter workers in Rhode Island earns $31,490 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,172 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$31,490
75th percentile
$35,260
90th percentile
$36,540

Based on 13,310 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

$26,065 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,490
Federal income tax−$1,599
Social Security + Medicare−$2,409
Rhode Island income tax (approx.)−$1,417
Monthly take-home$2,172
Every two weeks$1,003

Does it go far here?

$30,788Median pay in Rhode Island is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.3 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,342 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rhode Island

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$228,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,270
Human Resources Managers$167,110
Financial Managers$166,940
Managers, All Other$165,900
Sales Managers$154,970
Physician Assistants$139,930
Lawyers$138,960

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