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Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food and counter workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,140
25th Percentile Wage	$30,670
50th Percentile Wage	$33,240
75th Percentile Wage	$34,950
90th Percentile Wage	$36,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,140.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$33,240	9.87%	19.68%
2021	$29,960	-0.83%	-
2020	$30,210	11.62%	-
2019	$26,700	-	-

Table 2. Compare Fast Food and Counter Worker Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,240 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for fast food and counter workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$35,570
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$33,400
Bellingham	$33,270
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$33,250
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$33,240
Bremerton-Silverdale	$33,200
Olympia	$33,180
Longview	$31,630
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$31,240
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$31,230
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$31,060
Yakima	$30,970
Spokane	$30,920
Walla Walla	$30,520
Lewiston	$28,460