Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in the US
A fast food and counter workers earns a national median of $31,200 a year (mean $32,150) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #823 of 825.
How much does a fast food and counter workers earn in the US?
A fast food and counter workers in the United States earns a median of $31,200 a year (mean $32,150), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,854,050 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-3023), ranked #823 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$31,200
per year
Mean
$32,150
per year
Employment
3,854,050
US workers
National rank
#823
of 825 by median
What a fast food and counter workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a fast food and counter workers (SOC 35-3023) earns a median annual wage of $31,200 and a mean (average) of $32,150. The median is the midpoint — half of fast food and counter workers earn more and half earn less — and is 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a fast food and counter workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for fast food and counter workers is $31,200, and the mean (average) is $32,150. The median is the midpoint — half of fast food and counter workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does fast food and counter workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $31,200, a fast food and counter workers earns 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many fast food and counter workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,854,050 fast food and counter workers employed nationally (SOC 35-3023), across all industries.
- Where does this fast food and counter workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-3023. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-3023 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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