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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary

The BLS estimates 3,854,050 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $31,200 (May 2025, SOC 35-3023). Across 530 metros with published figures, medians range from $20,770 in Guam to $45,410 in Napa, CA.

FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$22,840P25$27,700MEDIAN$31,200P75$36,070P90$42,650
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Napa, CA$45,410 · 1,440 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,570 · 23,060 jobs
  3. Vallejo, CA$44,110 · 4,430 jobs
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,870 · 49,970 jobs
  5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$43,610 · 4,720 jobs
  6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,400 · 3,220 jobs
  7. Salinas, CA$43,260 · 4,180 jobs
  8. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$42,940 · 5,930 jobs
  9. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$42,860 · 24,910 jobs
  10. Modesto, CA$42,630 · 6,700 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,420 · 166,040 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,110 · 160,270 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,070 · 128,380 jobs
  4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$27,570 · 105,810 jobs
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$34,630 · 97,280 jobs
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$27,780 · 80,730 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220 · 69,080 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$34,600 · 60,560 jobs
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$36,290 · 60,130 jobs
  10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$29,600 · 56,900 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Abilene, TX · Aguadilla, PR · Akron, OH · Alaska nonmetropolitan area · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albany, GA · Albany, OR · Albuquerque, NM · Alexandria, LA · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Altoona, PA · Amarillo, TX · Ames, IA · Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · Anchorage, AK · Ann Arbor, MI · Anniston-Oxford, AL · Appleton, WI · Arecibo, PR · Arizona nonmetropolitan area · Asheville, NC · Athens-Clarke County, GA · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · Auburn-Opelika, AL · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Bangor, ME · Barnstable Town, MA · Baton Rouge, LA · Battle Creek, MI · Bay City, MI · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Bellingham, WA · Bend, OR · Billings, MT · Binghamton, NY · Birmingham, AL · Bismarck, ND · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA · Bloomington, IL · Bloomington, IN · Boise City, ID · Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Boulder, CO · Bowling Green, KY · Bozeman, MT · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX · Brunswick-St. Simons, GA · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Burlington, NC · Canton-Massillon, OH · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area · Casper, WY · Cedar Rapids, IA · Central East New York nonmetropolitan area · Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area · Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area · Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area · Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area · Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area · Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area · Chambersburg, PA · Champaign-Urbana, IL · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Charlottesville, VA · Chattanooga, TN-GA · Cheyenne, WY · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Chico, CA · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Clarksville, TN-KY · Cleveland, OH · Cleveland, TN · Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area · Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Coeur d'Alene, ID · College Station-Bryan, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, MO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, GA-AL · Columbus, IN · Columbus, OH · Connecticut nonmetropolitan area · Corpus Christi, TX · Corvallis, OR · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dalton, GA · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Decatur, AL · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Dothan, AL · Dover, DE · Dubuque, IA · Duluth, MN-WI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Eagle Pass, TX · East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area · East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area · East Georgia nonmetropolitan area · East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area · East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area · East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area · East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area · East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area · Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area · Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area · Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area · Eau Claire, WI · El Centro, CA · El Paso, TX · Elizabethtown, KY · Elkhart-Goshen, IN · Erie, PA · Eugene-Springfield, OR · Evansville, IN · Fargo, ND-MN · Farmington, NM · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fayetteville, NC · Flagstaff, AZ · Flint, MI · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · Florence, SC · Fond du Lac, WI · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Fort Smith, AR-OK · Fort Wayne, IN · Fresno, CA · Gainesville, FL · Gainesville, GA · Grand Forks, ND-MN · Grand Island, NE · Grand Junction, CO · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Grants Pass, OR · Great Falls, MT · Greeley, CO · Green Bay, WI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Greenville, NC · Guam · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV · Hammond, LA · Hanford-Corcoran, CA · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Harrisonburg, VA · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Hattiesburg, MS · Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area · Helena, MT · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC · High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area · Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · Hinesville, GA · Homosassa Springs, FL · Hot Springs, AR · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Huntsville, AL · Idaho Falls, ID · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Iowa City, IA · Jackson, MI · Jackson, MS · Jackson, TN · Jacksonville, FL · Jacksonville, NC · Janesville-Beloit, WI · Johnson City, TN · Johnstown, PA · Jonesboro, AR · Joplin, MO-KS · Kahului-Wailuku, HI · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · Kankakee, IL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Kennewick-Richland, WA · Kenosha, WI · Killeen-Temple, TX · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · Kingston, NY · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Knoxville, TN · Kokomo, IN · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN · Lafayette, LA · Lake Charles, LA · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Lancaster, PA · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Laredo, TX · Las Cruces, NM · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Lawrence, KS · Lawton, OK · Lebanon, PA · Lewiston-Auburn, ME · Lexington Park, MD · Lexington-Fayette, KY · Lima, OH · Lincoln, NE · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Logan, UT-ID · Longview-Kelso, WA · Longview, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · Lubbock, TX · Lynchburg, VA · Macon-Bibb County, GA · Madison, WI · Manchester-Nashua, NH · Manhattan, KS · Mankato, MN · Mansfield, OH · Maryland nonmetropolitan area · Mayaguez, PR · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · Medford, OR · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Merced, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Michigan City-La Porte, IN · Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area · Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area · Midland, MI · Midland, TX · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Minot, ND · Missoula, MT · Mobile, AL · Modesto, CA · Monroe, LA · Monroe, MI · Montgomery, AL · Morristown, TN · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA · Muncie, IN · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC · Napa, CA · Naples-Marco Island, FL · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Haven, CT · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Niles, MI · North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area · North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area · North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area · North Florida nonmetropolitan area · North Georgia nonmetropolitan area · North Missouri nonmetropolitan area · North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area · Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area · Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area · Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area · Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area · Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area · Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area · Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area · Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area · Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT · Ocala, FL · Odessa, TX · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · Owensboro, KY · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Paducah, KY-IL · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · Peoria, IL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Pittsfield, MA · Pocatello, ID · Ponce, PR · Port St. Lucie, FL · Portland-South Portland, ME · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Pueblo, CO · Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area · Punta Gorda, FL · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Rapid City, SD · Reading, PA · Redding, CA · Reno, NV · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Roanoke, VA · Rochester, MN · Rochester, NY · Rockford, IL · Rome, GA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Saginaw, MI · Salem, OR · Salinas, CA · Salisbury, MD · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Angelo, TX · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Sandusky, OH · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA · Santa Fe, NM · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Savannah, GA · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL · Sebring, FL · Sheboygan, WI · Sherman-Denison, TX · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD · Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA · South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI · South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area · South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area · South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · South Florida nonmetropolitan area · South Georgia nonmetropolitan area · South Illinois nonmetropolitan area · South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area · Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area · Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area · Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area · Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area · Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area · Spartanburg, SC · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Springfield, IL · Springfield, MA · Springfield, MO · Springfield, OH · St. Cloud, MN · St. George, UT · St. Louis, MO-IL · State College, PA · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA · Stockton-Lodi, CA · Sumter, SC · Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area · Syracuse, NY · Tallahassee, FL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Terre Haute, IN · Texarkana, TX-AR · Toledo, OH · Topeka, KS · Traverse City, MI · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Tuscaloosa, AL · Twin Falls, ID · Tyler, TX · Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area · Urban Honolulu, HI · Utica-Rome, NY · Valdosta, GA · Vallejo, CA · Victoria, TX · Vineland, NJ · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Visalia, CA · Waco, TX · Warner Robins, GA · Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Waterbury-Shelton, CT · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY · Wausau, WI · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA · West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area · West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area · West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area · West Montana nonmetropolitan area · West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area · West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area · West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area · Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Western Washington nonmetropolitan area · Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area · Wheeling, WV-OH · Wichita Falls, TX · Wichita, KS · Williamsport, PA · Wilmington, NC · Winchester, VA-WV · Winston-Salem, NC · Worcester, MA · Yakima, WA · York-Hanover, PA · Youngstown-Warren, OH · Yuba City, CA · Yuma, AZ

Questions

What is the median Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in the U.S.?

$31,200 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $27,700–$36,070.

Where do Fast Food and Counter Workers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Napa, CA ($45,410), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($44,570), Vallejo, CA ($44,110). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.