Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Sandusky, OH

The median fast food and counter workers in Sandusky, OH earns $27,590 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,964 a month.

10th percentile: $23,110
25th percentile: $24,090
Median percentile: $27,590
75th percentile: $28,870
90th percentile: $34,850

Based on 2,070 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

$23,572 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,590
Federal income tax	−$1,149
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,111
Ohio income tax (approx.)	−$759
Monthly take-home	$1,964
Every two weeks	$907

Does it go far here?

$30,902Median pay in Sandusky, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).

47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($932 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sandusky, OH

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$81,790
Registered Nurses	$81,310
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,610
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,290
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,720
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,580

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