The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $28,910, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $25,460). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $28,910 |
$26,570 | 2,060 |
| 2 | Washington | $25,460 |
$24,180 | 13,770 |
| 3 | California | $25,380 |
$22,420 | 42,580 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $25,080 |
$23,780 | 21,330 |
| 5 | Arizona | $24,530 |
$21,860 | 12,490 |
| 6 | Oregon | $24,420 |
$21,790 | 11,990 |
| 7 | Nevada | $24,190 |
$17,780 | 5,060 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $24,030 |
$21,500 | 3,790 |
| 9 | Vermont | $24,010 |
$21,860 | 1,620 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $23,960 |
$21,840 | 6,970 |
| 11 | New York | $23,840 |
$21,640 | 28,040 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $23,600 |
$21,020 | 4,470 |
| 13 | Colorado | $23,330 |
$21,220 | 5,130 |
| 14 | Alaska | $23,150 |
$21,400 | 1,900 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $22,870 |
$17,410 | 1,870 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $22,350 |
$20,850 | 14,340 |
| 17 | Illinois | $22,250 |
$18,510 | 18,400 |
| 18 | Maine | $22,150 |
$20,810 | 4,610 |
| 19 | Maryland | $22,050 |
$19,420 | 13,570 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $21,930 |
$16,900 | 1,150 |
| 21 | Virgin Islands | $21,280 |
$20,190 | 120 |
| 22 | Michigan | $21,270 |
$19,290 | 13,320 |
| 23 | Virginia | $20,700 |
$16,960 | 9,660 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $20,500 |
$19,000 | 3,380 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $20,430 |
$18,850 | 4,010 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $20,370 |
$19,450 | 1,420 |
| 27 | Iowa | $20,320 |
$16,680 | 6,450 |
| 28 | Ohio | $20,220 |
$18,260 | 16,450 |
| 29 | Utah | $20,210 |
$16,750 | 3,650 |
| 30 | New Jersey | $20,170 |
$18,520 | 35,460 |
| 31 | Missouri | $20,120 |
$17,380 | 7,810 |
| 32 | Montana | $20,120 |
$18,070 | 630 |
| 33 | Delaware | $19,990 |
$18,410 | 1,600 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $19,800 |
$18,520 | 1,290 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $19,640 |
$16,770 | 670 |
| 36 | Texas | $19,590 |
$16,420 | 35,400 |
| 37 | Guam | $19,580 |
$18,300 | 570 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $19,570 |
$16,550 | 9,140 |
| 39 | Florida | $19,550 |
$17,920 | 33,980 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $19,370 |
$17,170 | 2,200 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $19,320 |
$16,570 | 10,710 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $19,240 |
$16,450 | 2,280 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $19,150 |
$16,560 | 2,350 |
| 44 | Idaho | $19,000 |
$16,330 | 2,830 |
| 45 | Alabama | $18,990 |
$16,420 | 3,940 |
| 46 | Georgia | $18,940 |
$16,550 | 6,800 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | $18,850 |
$16,190 | 3,950 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $18,760 |
$16,430 | 4,600 |
| 49 | Indiana | $18,720 |
$16,300 | 7,160 |
| 50 | Kansas | $18,560 |
$16,200 | 5,840 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $18,480 |
$16,170 | 15,750 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $18,240 |
$16,090 | 1,910 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,120 |
$16,300 | 3,610 |
| 54 | Louisiana | $18,110 |
$16,070 | 4,040 |