Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,890
25th Percentile Wage
$23,250
50th Percentile Wage
$24,150
75th Percentile Wage
$26,570
90th Percentile Wage
$31,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,150
13.79% 20.33%
2016
$20,820
6.58% -
2015
$19,450
3.50% -
2014
$18,770
-0.21% -
2013
$18,810
-2.29% -
2012
$19,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,150 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$25,500
Springfield
$25,320
Barnstable Town
$25,290
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$25,230
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$25,130
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$24,890
Pittsfield
$24,880
Worcester
$24,820
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$24,600
New Bedford
$24,480
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$24,150
Peabody
$24,030
Framingham
$23,960
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$23,830
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$23,780
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$23,430
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$20,300