The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food and counter workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food and counter workers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,180 | 7.18% | 22.53% |
| 2021 | $29,870 | 11.58% | - |
| 2020 | $26,410 | 5.60% | - |
| 2019 | $24,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,180, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for fast food and counter workers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $33,840). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greeley | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pueblo | |
| Grand Junction |