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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Washington

The median fast food and counter workers in Washington earns $37,710 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,707 a month.

10th percentile
$35,050
25th percentile
$35,880
Median percentile
$37,710
75th percentile
$44,240
90th percentile
$47,860

Based on 94,710 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

$32,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,710
Federal income tax−$2,345
Social Security + Medicare−$2,885
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,707
Every two weeks$1,249

Does it go far here?

$35,239Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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