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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries across 51 states

$30,569
National Average (Median)
$42,280
Highest: California
$22,610
Lowest: Mississippi

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary by State

Compare Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$22,610
$42,280

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $23,700 AK $33,280 AZ $34,230 AR $26,250 CA $42,280 CO $36,270 CT $35,380 DE $31,300 DC $37,430 FL $29,080 GA $26,920 HI $35,250 ID $28,940 IL $33,910 IN $28,790 IA $28,390 KS $27,580 KY $27,130 LA $22,800 ME $34,710 MD $33,660 MA $35,850 MI $28,930 MN $31,370 MS $22,610 MO $30,390 MT $29,090 NE $29,000 NV $31,950 NH $31,590 NJ $34,150 NM $28,700 NY $35,250 NC $28,570 ND $30,080 OH $28,430 OK $23,430 OR $35,050 PA $28,570 RI $31,490 SC $27,520 SD $29,490 TN $27,470 TX $27,740 UT $28,670 VT $36,030 VA $30,110 WA $37,710 WV $26,070 WI $28,600 WY $27,860

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$42,280
#2
Washington
$37,710
#3
District of Columbia
$37,430
#4
Colorado
$36,270
#5
Vermont
$36,030

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $42,280 $41,680 449,840
2 Washington $37,710 $40,390 94,710
3 District of Columbia $37,430 $39,840 5,500
4 Colorado $36,270 $36,890 82,010
5 Vermont $36,030 $37,610 6,830
6 Massachusetts $35,850 $35,880 85,810
7 Connecticut $35,380 $36,330 35,720
8 Hawaii $35,250 $35,810 24,130
9 New York $35,250 $36,920 168,620
10 Oregon $35,050 $36,200 59,920
11 Maine $34,710 $35,880 17,250
12 Arizona $34,230 $35,090 77,210
13 New Jersey $34,150 $35,110 93,730
14 Illinois $33,910 $34,280 127,590
15 Maryland $33,660 $34,210 49,380
16 Alaska $33,280 $34,500 5,900
17 Nevada $31,950 $32,820 45,850
18 New Hampshire $31,590 $32,120 14,540
19 Rhode Island $31,490 $34,040 13,310
20 Minnesota $31,370 $32,450 58,970
21 Delaware $31,300 $33,650 13,310
22 Missouri $30,390 $32,130 29,360
23 Virginia $30,110 $31,930 104,460
24 North Dakota $30,080 $31,260 11,470
25 South Dakota $29,490 $30,900 15,150
26 Montana $29,090 $30,120 14,960
27 Florida $29,080 $30,940 235,400
28 Nebraska $29,000 $30,910 30,060
29 Idaho $28,940 $28,630 25,810
30 Michigan $28,930 $30,260 103,130
31 Indiana $28,790 $28,980 97,290
32 New Mexico $28,700 $30,260 28,250
33 Utah $28,670 $29,100 52,340
34 Wisconsin $28,600 $29,110 67,750
35 North Carolina $28,570 $29,050 92,230
36 Pennsylvania $28,570 $28,930 142,220
37 Ohio $28,430 $28,900 163,560
38 Iowa $28,390 $28,940 40,290
39 Wyoming $27,860 $27,520 7,060
40 Texas $27,740 $27,750 460,530
41 Kansas $27,580 $27,190 47,140
42 South Carolina $27,520 $27,840 65,070
43 Tennessee $27,470 $27,870 90,690
44 Kentucky $27,130 $26,890 41,860
45 Georgia $26,920 $27,290 145,030
46 Arkansas $26,250 $26,890 35,660
47 West Virginia $26,070 $26,780 6,240
48 Alabama $23,700 $25,600 41,460
49 Oklahoma $23,430 $25,050 52,520
50 Louisiana $22,800 $24,580 45,720
51 Mississippi $22,610 $23,880 31,220

Fast Food and Counter Workers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Fast Food and Counter Workers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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