The highest-paying states for fast food and counter workers (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 fast food and counter workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,070, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for fast food and counter workers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $34,540). 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 fast food and counter workers 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 | $35,070 |
$31,880 | 6,210 |
| 2 | Washington | $34,540 |
$30,470 | 98,870 |
| 3 | California | $33,920 |
$30,260 | 394,660 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $33,370 |
$29,800 | 86,230 |
| 5 | New York | $32,650 |
$29,100 | 183,270 |
| 6 | Colorado | $30,660 |
$28,340 | 75,490 |
| 7 | Vermont | $30,230 |
$27,320 | 3,850 |
| 8 | Oregon | $30,220 |
$27,710 | 52,490 |
| 9 | Maine | $29,640 |
$27,450 | 12,880 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $29,320 |
$24,360 | 53,640 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $29,280 |
$27,850 | 28,880 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $29,110 |
$27,180 | 69,710 |
| 13 | Arizona | $29,110 |
$27,470 | 83,440 |
| 14 | Maryland | $28,910 |
$26,640 | 52,640 |
| 15 | Alaska | $28,700 |
$24,650 | 6,210 |
| 16 | Illinois | $28,450 |
$25,540 | 119,920 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $28,400 |
$26,830 | 11,190 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $27,990 |
$23,030 | 20,340 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $27,900 |
$21,840 | 13,300 |
| 20 | Delaware | $27,850 |
$22,130 | 10,780 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $27,410 |
$22,200 | 10,000 |
| 22 | Montana | $27,170 |
$20,910 | 15,110 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $27,070 |
$22,680 | 14,300 |
| 24 | Michigan | $27,050 |
$23,020 | 113,450 |
| 25 | Missouri | $26,590 |
$23,190 | 36,900 |
| 26 | Utah | $26,470 |
$18,160 | 50,100 |
| 27 | Virginia | $26,220 |
$22,880 | 94,940 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $26,110 |
$23,920 | 21,670 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $26,040 |
$21,930 | 25,270 |
| 30 | Iowa | $25,950 |
$18,570 | 35,810 |
| 31 | Florida | $25,540 |
$21,880 | 183,470 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $25,500 |
$23,190 | 36,520 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $25,260 |
$18,550 | 134,040 |
| 34 | Virgin Islands | $24,530 |
$22,160 | 280 |
| 35 | Indiana | $23,870 |
$20,530 | 90,690 |
| 36 | Ohio | $23,790 |
$21,170 | 136,220 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $23,700 |
$18,250 | 63,890 |
| 38 | Idaho | $23,320 |
$17,470 | 22,350 |
| 39 | Nevada | $23,310 |
$21,280 | 39,170 |
| 40 | Kansas | $23,240 |
$18,210 | 34,720 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $23,090 |
$18,770 | 54,770 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $23,080 |
$18,360 | 6,150 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $22,940 |
$18,850 | 57,150 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $22,740 |
$16,810 | 21,440 |
| 45 | Texas | $22,680 |
$17,720 | 328,900 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $22,650 |
$17,870 | 54,140 |
| 47 | Georgia | $22,070 |
$17,960 | 116,240 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $21,850 |
$18,500 | 9,260 |
| 49 | Alabama | $21,680 |
$18,440 | 38,640 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $21,630 |
$17,990 | 37,920 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $21,180 |
$17,430 | 27,830 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $20,830 |
$17,360 | 29,990 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,010 |
$19,760 | 920 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,310 |
$17,680 | 22,390 |