Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Peoria, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Peoria, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food and counter workers in Peoria is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fast Food and Counter Workers in Peoria, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,960
25th Percentile Wage
$26,170
50th Percentile Wage
$27,400
75th Percentile Wage
$28,090
90th Percentile Wage
$29,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers in Peoria, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$27,400
16.50% 26.79%
2021
$22,880
9.00% -
2020
$20,820
3.65% -
2019
$20,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Peoria with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,400 in Peoria is in the middle of salary range for fast food and counter workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Peoria is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$28,700
Springfield
$28,020
Kankakee-Bradley
$27,680
Rockford
$27,660
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,490
Peoria
$27,400
Decatur
$27,350
Champaign-Urbana
$27,350
Danville
$27,300
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,210
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,180
Bloomington
$27,030
Carbondale-Marion
$26,290

See also: Top paying jobs in Peoria, Illinois.