Fast food and counter workers in the United States had a median hourly wage of 14.20 U.S. dollars as of May 2023. In comparison, ten percent of fast food and counter workers earned less than 10.67 U.S. dollars per hour during this period.
Hourly wage estimates of fast food and counter workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution
(in U.S. dollars)
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate - 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
Fast food and counter workers take orders and serve food and beverages at a counter or from a steam table. They may also take payment and prepare food and beverages. Counter attendants who also wait tables are included in “Waiters and Waitresses”.
The data used is based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey which measures occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. Employees are all part-time and full-time workers who are paid a wage or salary.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Hourly wage estimates of fast food and counter workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198517/percentile-wage-estimates-of-counter-workers/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Hourly wage estimates of fast food and counter workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198517/percentile-wage-estimates-of-counter-workers/
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Hourly wage estimates of fast food and counter workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198517/percentile-wage-estimates-of-counter-workers/