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Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food and counter workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,800
25th Percentile Wage
$22,240
50th Percentile Wage
$26,370
75th Percentile Wage
$28,770
90th Percentile Wage
$30,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,800.

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
$26,370
13.05% 23.85%
2021
$22,930
13.91% -
2020
$19,740
-1.72% -
2019
$20,080
- -

Table 2. Compare Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,370 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for fast food and counter workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$27,720
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$26,990
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$26,370
Lancaster
$25,780
East Stroudsburg
$25,620
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$25,600
Lebanon
$25,060
Williamsport
$24,640
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$24,440
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$24,140
Reading
$24,070
State College
$23,760
Erie
$23,320
Gettysburg
$23,220
York-Hanover
$23,160
Pittsburgh
$23,090
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$23,040
Altoona
$22,790
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,730
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,500
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$22,450
Johnstown
$21,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.