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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Wisconsin

The median fast food and counter workers in Wisconsin earns $28,600 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,970 a month.

10th percentile
$22,240
25th percentile
$25,710
Median percentile
$28,600
75th percentile
$33,390
90th percentile
$36,090

Based on 67,750 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

$23,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,600
Federal income tax−$1,252
Social Security + Medicare−$2,188
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,516
Monthly take-home$1,970
Every two weeks$909

Does it go far here?

$30,395Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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