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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Valdosta, GA

The median fast food and counter workers in Valdosta, GA earns $23,100 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,619 a month.

10th percentile
$19,290
25th percentile
$21,830
Median percentile
$23,100
75th percentile
$26,900
90th percentile
$29,460

Based on 2,380 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

$19,434 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,100
Federal income tax−$700
Social Security + Medicare−$1,767
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,199
Monthly take-home$1,619
Every two weeks$747

Does it go far here?

$26,169Median pay in Valdosta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,025 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Valdosta, GA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$79,440
Registered Nurses$74,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$37,480

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