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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary by City (2026)

393 metro areas · National average: $29,761 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries across 393 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $43,330
San Francisco, CA $42,980
Napa, CA $41,080
Seattle, WA $41,060
Santa Rosa, CA $40,480
Vallejo, CA $40,350
Salinas, CA $39,720
Santa Cruz, CA $39,680
Sacramento, CA $39,550
Modesto, CA $39,520
Los Angeles, CA $39,000
Santa Maria, CA $38,930
Oxnard, CA $38,840
San Luis Obispo, CA $38,840
Hanford, CA $38,550
El Centro, CA $38,500
Yuba City, CA $38,370
Riverside, CA $38,290
San Diego, CA $38,250
Stockton, CA $38,220
Burlington, VT $38,080
Bremerton, WA $38,060
Visalia, CA $37,970
Bakersfield, CA $37,960
Merced, CA $37,860
Mount Vernon, WA $37,780
Chico, CA $37,680
Boulder, CO $37,590
Fresno, CA $37,390
Denver, CO $37,290
Bellingham, WA $37,280
Redding, CA $37,230
Olympia, WA $37,150
Kennewick, WA $36,880
Barnstable Town, MA $36,680
Wenatchee, WA $36,680
Portland, OR $36,640
Kahului, HI $36,520
New York, NY $36,400
Yakima, WA $36,320
Portland, ME $36,310
Longview, WA $36,290
Boston, MA $36,250
Spokane, WA $36,020
Kiryas Joel, NY $35,960
Bridgeport, CT $35,950
Walla Walla, WA $35,540
Bend, OR $35,340
Ithaca, NY $35,170
Kingston, NY $35,120
Worcester, MA $35,020
Albany, NY $35,010
Amherst Town, MA $35,000
Grants Pass, OR $35,000
Hartford, CT $34,890
Fort Collins, CO $34,820
Washington, DC $34,630
Lewiston, ME $34,620
Pittsfield, MA $34,600
New Haven, CT $34,590
Syracuse, NY $34,490
Norwich, CT $34,450
Bangor, ME $34,380
Waterbury, CT $34,370
Salem, OR $34,340
Buffalo, NY $34,330
Phoenix, AZ $34,310
Trenton, NJ $34,200
Glens Falls, NY $34,020
Rochester, NY $34,010
Colorado Springs, CO $34,000
Atlantic City, NJ $33,940
Flagstaff, AZ $33,870
Springfield, MA $33,870
Elmira, NY $33,860
Prescott Valley, AZ $33,740
Vineland, NJ $33,710
Albany, OR $33,660
Medford, OR $33,640
Minneapolis, MN $33,620
Watertown, NY $33,620
Binghamton, NY $33,490
Anchorage, AK $33,420
Utica, NY $33,420
Chicago, IL $33,390
Greeley, CO $33,380
Urban Honolulu, HI $33,310
Eugene, OR $33,280
Providence, RI $33,190
Baltimore, MD $33,050
Tucson, AZ $33,050
Pueblo, CO $32,850
Bozeman, MT $32,700
Grand Junction, CO $32,680
Lake Havasu City, AZ $32,650
Lexington Park, MD $32,650
Corvallis, OR $32,490
Rochester, MN $32,300
Santa Fe, NM $32,200
Salisbury, MD $32,150
Naples, FL $32,040
Charlottesville, VA $31,990
Yuma, AZ $31,980
St. Cloud, MN $31,940
Carson City, NV $31,810
Reno, NV $31,800
Mankato, MN $31,730
Hagerstown, MD $31,710
St. Louis, MO $31,590
Rockford, IL $31,530
Champaign, IL $31,510
Springfield, IL $31,320
Philadelphia, PA $31,310
Ann Arbor, MI $31,220
Sioux Falls, SD $31,220
Kankakee, IL $31,200
Sierra Vista, AZ $31,190
Peoria, IL $31,150
Bloomington, IL $31,130
Lewiston, ID $31,110
Decatur, IL $31,070
Fairbanks, AK $30,980
Omaha, NE $30,840
Albuquerque, NM $30,740
Las Vegas, NV $30,730
Dover, DE $30,540
Durham, NC $30,500
Fargo, ND $30,490
Duluth, MN $30,470
Missoula, MT $30,460
Raleigh, NC $30,440
Crestview, FL $30,410
Miami, FL $30,410
Rapid City, SD $30,330
Grand Island, NE $30,210
Minot, ND $30,150
North Port, FL $30,140
Springfield, MO $30,130
Richmond, VA $30,110
Bismarck, ND $30,100
Manchester, NH $30,060
Billings, MT $29,990
Lincoln, NE $29,990
Tampa, FL $29,960
Madison, WI $29,950
Kansas City, MO $29,840
Detroit, MI $29,830
St. George, UT $29,820
Cape Girardeau, MO $29,790
Traverse City, MI $29,770
Virginia Beach, VA $29,750
Battle Creek, MI $29,720
Charlotte, NC $29,680
Harrisonburg, VA $29,660
Asheville, NC $29,650
Columbia, MO $29,630
Columbus, OH $29,630
Gainesville, FL $29,630
Allentown, PA $29,620
Cape Coral, FL $29,600
Niles, MI $29,570
Des Moines, IA $29,550
Grand Rapids, MI $29,550
Jefferson City, MO $29,540
Orlando, FL $29,520
Winchester, VA $29,420
Lansing, MI $29,380
Nashville, TN $29,380
Port St. Lucie, FL $29,370
Helena, MT $29,360
Davenport, IA $29,350
Kalamazoo, MI $29,330
Punta Gorda, FL $29,310
Austin, TX $29,300
Midland, MI $29,280
Cincinnati, OH $29,250
Cleveland, OH $29,240
Grand Forks, ND $29,210
Palm Bay, FL $29,210
Ogden, UT $29,190
Indianapolis, IN $29,140
St. Joseph, MO $29,120
Salt Lake City, UT $29,090
Jacksonville, FL $28,990
Monroe, MI $28,980
Winston, NC $28,940
Lancaster, PA $28,900
Iowa City, IA $28,890
Coeur d'Alene, ID $28,850
Saginaw, MI $28,840
Milwaukee, WI $28,830
Provo, UT $28,810
Ames, IA $28,790
Charleston, SC $28,770
Pinehurst, NC $28,770
Midland, TX $28,750
Flint, MI $28,740
Fayetteville, AR $28,700
Staunton, VA $28,700
Cedar Rapids, IA $28,680
Deltona, FL $28,650
Great Falls, MT $28,630
Dayton, OH $28,620
Kenosha, WI $28,620
Reading, PA $28,610
Sioux City, IA $28,610
Akron, OH $28,550
Fayetteville, NC $28,540
Wildwood, FL $28,500
Knoxville, TN $28,490
Sebastian, FL $28,480
Lakeland, FL $28,460
Wilmington, NC $28,460
Elkhart, IN $28,440
Las Cruces, NM $28,440
Harrisburg, PA $28,430
New Orleans, LA $28,400
Ocala, FL $28,380
Joplin, MO $28,370
Blacksburg, VA $28,350
Hickory, NC $28,350
Roanoke, VA $28,330
Dubuque, IA $28,310
Farmington, NM $28,280
Kokomo, IN $28,280
South Bend, IN $28,280
Jackson, MI $28,260
Pensacola, FL $28,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $28,230
Racine, WI $28,200
Atlanta, GA $28,180
Lebanon, PA $28,180
Boise City, ID $28,150
Lynchburg, VA $28,140
Morgantown, WV $28,060
Dallas, TX $28,040
Sheboygan, WI $28,040
Pittsburgh, PA $28,030
Gettysburg, PA $27,990
Hilton Head Island, SC $27,990
La Crosse, WI $27,990
Muskegon, MI $27,990
Appleton, WI $27,980
Green Bay, WI $27,970
Toledo, OH $27,970
State College, PA $27,950
Cheyenne, WY $27,940
Oshkosh, WI $27,940
Scranton, PA $27,940
Greenville, NC $27,900
York, PA $27,890
Sandusky, OH $27,860
Burlington, NC $27,850
Greensboro, NC $27,850
Panama City, FL $27,810
Bloomington, IN $27,780
Parkersburg, WV $27,780
Fond du Lac, WI $27,770
Lexington, KY $27,770
Goldsboro, NC $27,720
San Antonio, TX $27,700
Lawrence, KS $27,670
Lafayette, IN $27,660
Waterloo, IA $27,650
Canton, OH $27,620
Janesville, WI $27,620
Fort Wayne, IN $27,550
Little Rock, AR $27,550
Tallahassee, FL $27,550
Wausau, WI $27,550
Eau Claire, WI $27,540
Bay City, MI $27,510
Topeka, KS $27,470
Jacksonville, NC $27,460
Logan, UT $27,460
Springfield, OH $27,440
Savannah, GA $27,400
Michigan City, IN $27,370
Sebring, FL $27,330
Memphis, TN $27,290
Waco, TX $27,280
Chambersburg, PA $27,260
Huntsville, AL $27,250
Gainesville, GA $27,180
Greenville, SC $27,150
Bowling Green, KY $27,110
Odessa, TX $27,080
Williamsport, PA $27,070
Homosassa Springs, FL $27,050
Jonesboro, AR $27,040
Youngstown, OH $27,030
Daphne, AL $26,970
Erie, PA $26,960
Twin Falls, ID $26,910
Weirton, WV $26,910
Pocatello, ID $26,890
Idaho Falls, ID $26,880
Muncie, IN $26,870
Chattanooga, TN $26,850
Kingsport, TN $26,830
Lima, OH $26,800
Evansville, IN $26,780
Spartanburg, SC $26,780
Mansfield, OH $26,730
Rocky Mount, NC $26,690
Myrtle Beach, SC $26,680
Beckley, WV $26,650
Columbus, IN $26,640
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,610
Clarksville, TN $26,600
Casper, WY $26,590
Houston, TX $26,580
Terre Haute, IN $26,470
Columbia, SC $26,430
Brunswick, GA $26,350
Jackson, TN $26,330
Altoona, PA $26,320
Manhattan, KS $26,300
Slidell, LA $26,300
Charleston, WV $26,280
Elizabethtown, KY $26,280
Tulsa, OK $26,270
Johnson City, TN $26,200
Auburn, AL $26,170
Paducah, KY $26,160
Decatur, AL $26,150
Wichita, KS $26,130
Birmingham, AL $26,070
Amarillo, TX $26,040
Sherman, TX $25,990
Morristown, TN $25,950
Killeen, TX $25,900
College Station, TX $25,850
Hot Springs, AR $25,790
Wheeling, WV $25,790
Beaumont, TX $25,770
Augusta, GA $25,760
Florence, SC $25,760
Cleveland, TN $25,730
Fort Smith, AR $25,660
Huntington, WV $25,600
Owensboro, KY $25,590
Abilene, TX $25,580
Warner Robins, GA $25,530
Rome, GA $25,500
Johnstown, PA $25,490
Athens, GA $25,480
Baton Rouge, LA $25,340
Oklahoma City, OK $25,330
Longview, TX $25,300
Tyler, TX $25,200
Eagle Pass, TX $25,170
Macon, GA $25,120
Lafayette, LA $25,080
Corpus Christi, TX $25,060
Valdosta, GA $25,060
Hinesville, GA $24,960
Wichita Falls, TX $24,950
Montgomery, AL $24,910
Mobile, AL $24,900
Lubbock, TX $24,840
Dalton, GA $24,750
Victoria, TX $24,750
San Angelo, TX $24,740
Lake Charles, LA $24,650
Houma, LA $24,630
Hammond, LA $24,560
McAllen, TX $24,560
Columbus, GA $24,550
Sumter, SC $24,480
Shreveport, LA $24,400
Texarkana, TX $24,250
Albany, GA $24,150
El Paso, TX $24,140
Gulfport, MS $24,070
Anniston, AL $24,040
Jackson, MS $24,040
Lawton, OK $23,820
Laredo, TX $23,720
Alexandria, LA $23,700
Gadsden, AL $23,470
Brownsville, TX $23,340
Florence, AL $23,300
Enid, OK $23,270
Dothan, AL $22,940
Monroe, LA $22,790
Hattiesburg, MS $22,650
San Juan, PR $21,720
Guayama, PR $20,900
Ponce, PR $20,730
Arecibo, PR $20,610
Mayaguez, PR $20,370
Aguadilla, PR $20,300