Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop among Texas areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,420
25th Percentile Wage
$17,590
50th Percentile Wage
$19,590
75th Percentile Wage
$23,900
90th Percentile Wage
$29,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $16,420.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$19,590
1.02% 9.24%
2017
$19,390
3.97% -
2016
$18,620
2.79% -
2015
$18,100
0.44% -
2014
$18,020
-0.06% -
2013
$18,030
1.39% -
2012
$17,780
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in state of Texas ranges from $17,660 to $22,420. The highest paying area for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Texas is North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $22,420. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Corpus Christi (mean annual salary $22,270). The lowest paying area is Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $17,660.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,420
Corpus Christi
$22,270
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$22,190
Brownsville-Harlingen
$21,630
Laredo
$21,410
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$21,200
Midland
$21,180
Odessa
$20,910
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$20,590
San Angelo
$20,570
Lubbock
$20,380
Amarillo
$20,370
Longview
$20,320
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$20,300
Fort Worth-Arlington
$20,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$19,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$19,640
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,570
Abilene
$19,370
College Station-Bryan
$19,310
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$19,230
Wichita Falls
$19,230
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$18,820
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,770
Tyler
$18,760
El Paso
$18,640
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,270
Texarkana-Texarkana
$18,250
Victoria
$18,180
Waco
$18,110
Sherman-Denison
$17,990
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$17,910
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$17,660