Fast Food and Counter Workers salary
in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
- Middle 50%
- $28,230–$30,960
- vs U.S. median
- -6%
- Metro rank
- #190 of 530
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro earn a median of $29,310 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,470 jobs (May 2025). That is 6% below the U.S. median of $31,200 and 3% below the VA statewide median of $30,110. It ranks #190 of 530 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE1,470 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS PAY IN OTHER VA METROS
- Charlottesville, VAmedian $30,150
- Richmond, VAmedian $29,500
- Harrisonburg, VAmedian $29,240
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCmedian $28,780
- Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areamedian $28,450
- Winchester, VA-WVmedian $28,360
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAmedian $28,300
- Lynchburg, VAmedian $28,220
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Questions
What is the average Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Staunton?
The BLS median is $29,310 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,470 jobs pay between $28,230 and $30,960. The 10th percentile is $27,100 and the 90th is $35,530.
Is Staunton a high-paying metro for Fast Food and Counter Workers?
That is 6% below the U.S. median of $31,200 and 3% below the VA statewide median of $30,110. It ranks #190 of 530 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Fast Food and Counter Workers make an hour in Staunton?
About $14.09 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $29,310 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $13.57–$14.88 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.