Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median fast food and counter workers in the US earns $31,200 per year (3,854,050 employed). Gross pay is highest in California ($42,280) and lowest in Mississippi ($22,610) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in California	$42,280	$35,471	$2,956	83.9%	449,840
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	$37,710	$32,480	$2,707	86.1%	94,710
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington DC	$37,430	$31,175	$2,598	83.3%	5,500
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Colorado	$36,270	$30,435	$2,536	83.9%	82,010
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Vermont	$36,030	$30,357	$2,530	84.3%	6,830
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Massachusetts	$35,850	$29,413	$2,451	82%	85,810
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut	$35,380	$29,941	$2,495	84.6%	35,720
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Hawaii	$35,250	$29,256	$2,438	83%	24,130
Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York	$35,250	$29,197	$2,433	82.8%	168,620
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oregon	$35,050	$28,105	$2,342	80.2%	59,920
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maine	$34,710	$28,848	$2,404	83.1%	17,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arizona	$34,230	$29,037	$2,420	84.8%	77,210
Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Jersey	$34,150	$29,109	$2,426	85.2%	93,730
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Illinois	$33,910	$27,893	$2,324	82.3%	127,590
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maryland	$33,660	$27,991	$2,333	83.2%	49,380
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alaska	$33,280	$28,921	$2,410	86.9%	5,900
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nevada	$31,950	$27,852	$2,321	87.2%	45,850
Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Hampshire	$31,590	$27,563	$2,297	87.3%	14,540
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Rhode Island	$31,490	$26,918	$2,243	85.5%	13,310
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Minnesota	$31,370	$26,526	$2,211	84.6%	58,970
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Delaware	$31,300	$26,269	$2,189	83.9%	13,310
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Missouri	$30,390	$26,107	$2,176	85.9%	29,360
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Virginia	$30,110	$25,456	$2,121	84.5%	104,460
Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Dakota	$30,080	$26,349	$2,196	87.6%	11,470
Fast Food and Counter Workers in South Dakota	$29,490	$25,875	$2,156	87.7%	15,150
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Montana	$29,090	$24,943	$2,079	85.7%	14,960
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Florida	$29,080	$25,546	$2,129	87.8%	235,400
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nebraska	$29,000	$24,994	$2,083	86.2%	30,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Idaho	$28,940	$25,008	$2,084	86.4%	25,810
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan	$28,930	$24,447	$2,037	84.5%	103,130
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Indiana	$28,790	$24,493	$2,041	85.1%	97,290
Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Mexico	$28,700	$24,931	$2,078	86.9%	28,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Utah	$28,670	$23,926	$1,994	83.5%	52,340
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Wisconsin	$28,600	$24,672	$2,056	86.3%	67,750
Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Carolina	$28,570	$24,505	$2,042	85.8%	92,230
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Pennsylvania	$28,570	$24,259	$2,022	84.9%	142,220
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	$28,430	$25,022	$2,085	88%	163,560
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Iowa	$28,390	$24,562	$2,047	86.5%	40,290
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Wyoming	$27,860	$24,553	$2,046	88.1%	7,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	$27,740	$24,454	$2,038	88.2%	460,530
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Kansas	$27,580	$23,552	$1,963	85.4%	47,140
Fast Food and Counter Workers in South Carolina	$27,520	$23,779	$1,982	86.4%	65,070
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Tennessee	$27,470	$24,232	$2,019	88.2%	90,690
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Kentucky	$27,130	$23,120	$1,927	85.2%	41,860
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Georgia	$26,920	$23,004	$1,917	85.5%	145,030
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas	$26,250	$22,416	$1,868	85.4%	35,660
Fast Food and Counter Workers in West Virginia	$26,070	$22,440	$1,870	86.1%	6,240
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama	$23,700	$20,207	$1,684	85.3%	41,460
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oklahoma	$23,430	$20,396	$1,700	87%	52,520
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Louisiana	$22,800	$20,088	$1,674	88.1%	45,720
Fast Food and Counter Workers in Mississippi	$22,610	$20,057	$1,671	88.7%	31,220

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