Highest-paying Cities for Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

The top 100 highest paying cities for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $31,530, Salinas, California is the highest paying city for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. It is followed by Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California (average annual salary $31,390). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Salinas, California	$31,530	$23,400	350
2	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,390	$23,330	590
3	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$31,100	$22,270	840
4	Corvallis, Oregon	$29,870	$24,990	270
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$29,630	$23,380	2,660
6	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$29,160	$22,970	60
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$28,400	$22,710	5,590
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$28,260	$23,120	3,820
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$28,060	$23,280	510
10	Visalia-Porterville, California	$27,720	$23,190	470
11	Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana	$27,600	$17,140	70
12	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$27,580	$21,230	240
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$27,280	$24,330	7,670
14	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$26,940	$22,670	220
15	Greeley, Colorado	$26,850	$20,660	90
16	Ithaca, New York	$26,790	$19,310	40
17	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$26,620	$21,550	210
18	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$26,570	$22,550	170
19	Yuma, Arizona	$26,540	$22,610	150
20	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$26,450	$19,210	250
21	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$26,440	$22,010	650
22	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$26,320	$23,000	190
23	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$26,160	$22,270	1,560
24	Stockton, California	$25,810	$22,480	600
25	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$25,810	$19,270	80
26	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$25,810	$23,460	6,070
27	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$25,630	$22,670	240
28	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$25,600	$20,210	170
29	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$25,570	$22,430	650
30	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$25,500	$23,030	70
31	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$25,460	$19,090	770
32	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$25,430	$17,110	970
33	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$25,390	$16,890	100
34	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$25,340	$22,560	250
35	Springfield, Massachusetts	$25,320	$23,350	1,050
36	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$25,300	$24,160	450
37	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$25,290	$23,900	780
38	Albany, Oregon	$25,260	$21,860	450
39	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$25,260	$22,440	2,340
40	Merced, California	$25,250	$22,320	150
41	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$25,230	$23,930	n/a
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$25,180	$22,020	6,380
43	Walla Walla, Washington	$25,160	$24,180	60
44	Fresno, California	$25,150	$22,260	1,120
45	Tacoma, Washington	$25,150	$23,300	2,690
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$25,130	$23,770	16,580
47	Olympia, Washington	$25,080	$24,140	660
48	Napa, California	$25,050	$22,500	210
49	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$25,040	$22,600	970
50	Yakima, Washington	$25,030	$24,150	320
51	Longview, Washington	$24,980	$24,150	40
52	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$24,980	$24,150	230
53	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$24,930	$24,110	100
54	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$24,910	$24,110	220
55	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$24,890	$23,080	610
56	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$24,880	$23,690	130
57	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$24,880	$20,870	330
58	Manchester, New Hampshire	$24,870	$17,670	260
59	Boulder, Colorado	$24,860	$21,780	350
60	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$24,850	$22,800	90
61	Modesto, California	$24,850	$22,560	260
62	Worcester, Massachusetts	$24,820	$23,730	860
63	Spokane, Washington	$24,790	$24,080	1,610
64	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$24,760	$24,100	420
65	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$24,760	$22,350	390
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$24,750	$21,500	12,940
67	Chico, California	$24,750	$22,430	130
68	Yuba City, California	$24,740	$22,530	150
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$24,740	$22,380	15,180
70	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$24,660	$24,070	n/a
71	Danbury, Connecticut	$24,640	$22,310	150
72	El Centro, California	$24,620	$22,450	150
73	Bellingham, Washington	$24,600	$24,050	500
74	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$24,600	$23,720	370
75	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$24,600	$21,860	9,940
76	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$24,580	$18,290	6,880
77	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$24,480	$23,580	910
78	Tucson, Arizona	$24,440	$21,920	1,040
79	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$24,430	$21,580	120
80	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$24,420	$22,280	690
81	Carson City, Nevada	$24,350	$18,160	40
82	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$24,330	$23,190	80
83	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$24,300	$21,630	4,460
84	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$24,290	$21,500	3,000
85	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$24,280	$21,790	1,040
86	Lewiston, Washington	$24,270	$17,010	260
87	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$24,210	$22,050	1,550
88	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$24,190	$18,640	240
89	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$24,180	$23,150	680
90	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$24,170	$21,650	2,110
91	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$24,160	$22,100	210
92	Salem, Oregon	$24,160	$21,800	660
93	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$24,150	$22,890	12,190
94	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$24,120	$22,070	2,000
95	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$24,100	$23,140	170
96	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$24,070	$20,850	450
97	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$24,060	$23,130	100
98	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$24,040	$22,270	3,920
99	Peabody, Massachusetts	$24,030	$22,890	910
100	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$24,020	$21,500	1,300

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