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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Texas

The median fast food and counter workers in Texas earns $27,740 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,038 a month.

10th percentile
$21,710
25th percentile
$22,980
Median percentile
$27,740
75th percentile
$29,730
90th percentile
$35,680

Based on 460,530 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

$24,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,740
Federal income tax−$1,164
Social Security + Medicare−$2,122
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,038
Every two weeks$941

Does it go far here?

$28,581Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
69%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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