Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food and counter workers in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,820
25th Percentile Wage
$29,290
50th Percentile Wage
$30,900
75th Percentile Wage
$33,140
90th Percentile Wage
$34,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,820.

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
$30,900
7.15% 17.18%
2021
$28,690
5.58% -
2020
$27,090
5.54% -
2019
$25,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,900 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for fast food and counter workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Syracuse is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$33,650
Kingston
$33,040
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$32,160
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$31,790
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,460
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,940
Syracuse
$30,900
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,520
Glens Falls
$30,280
Rochester
$30,260
Binghamton
$29,890
Utica-Rome
$29,860
Watertown-Fort Drum
$29,430
Elmira
$29,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.