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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Topeka, KS

The median fast food and counter workers in Topeka, KS earns $27,810 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,922 a month.

10th percentile
$22,670
25th percentile
$24,030
Median percentile
$27,810
75th percentile
$29,270
90th percentile
$34,890

Based on 3,260 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

$23,065 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,810
Federal income tax−$1,171
Social Security + Medicare−$2,127
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$1,446
Monthly take-home$1,922
Every two weeks$887

Does it go far here?

$31,311Median pay in Topeka, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($971 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Topeka, KS

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$451,910
Nurse Practitioners$132,740
Software Developers$111,870
Lawyers$102,500
Project Management Specialists$100,000
General and Operations Managers$85,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,860
Registered Nurses$81,820

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