Fast Food and Counter Workers salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$28K–$36K
Median
$31,200
25th percentile
$27,700
75th percentile
$36,070
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$23,700
$22K–$28K
Alaska
$33,280
$29K–$39K
Arizona
$34,230
$31K–$36K
Arkansas
$26,250
$24K–$28K
California
$42,280
$37K–$45K
Colorado
$36,270
$34K–$38K
Connecticut
$35,380
$34K–$36K
Delaware
$31,300
$31K–$36K
District of Columbia
$37,430
$37K–$39K
Florida
$29,080
$28K–$33K
Georgia
$26,920
$22K–$30K
Guam
$20,770
$21K–$21K
Hawaii
$35,250
$30K–$38K
Idaho
$28,940
$23K–$33K
Illinois
$33,910
$31K–$36K
Indiana
$28,790
$25K–$33K
Iowa
$28,390
$26K–$33K
Kansas
$27,580
$23K–$29K
Kentucky
$27,130
$23K–$30K
Louisiana
$22,800
$22K–$27K
Maine
$34,710
$32K–$37K
Maryland
$33,660
$31K–$36K
Massachusetts
$35,850
$34K–$37K
Michigan
$28,930
$28K–$33K
Minnesota
$31,370
$29K–$36K
Mississippi
$22,610
$21K–$27K
Missouri
$30,390
$29K–$34K
Montana
$29,090
$26K–$35K
Nebraska
$29,000
$28K–$34K
Nevada
$31,950
$28K–$36K
New Hampshire
$31,590
$29K–$36K
New Jersey
$34,150
$32K–$36K
New Mexico
$28,700
$28K–$30K
New York
$35,250
$34K–$37K
North Carolina
$28,570
$23K–$34K
North Dakota
$30,080
$29K–$35K
Ohio
$28,430
$27K–$30K
Oklahoma
$23,430
$22K–$28K
Oregon
$35,050
$34K–$37K
Pennsylvania
$28,570
$24K–$32K
Puerto Rico
$22,030
$22K–$22K
Rhode Island
$31,490
$31K–$35K
South Carolina
$27,520
$23K–$30K
South Dakota
$29,490
$29K–$31K
Tennessee
$27,470
$23K–$30K
Texas
$27,740
$23K–$30K
the U.S. Virgin Islands
$24,410
$24K–$26K
Utah
$28,670
$26K–$33K
Vermont
$36,030
$34K–$39K
Virginia
$30,110
$28K–$35K
Washington
$37,710
$36K–$44K
West Virginia
$26,070
$22K–$30K
Wisconsin
$28,600
$26K–$33K
Wyoming
$27,860
$22K–$30K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
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