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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in North Las Vegas, NV

Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metropolitan area earn a median of $31,950 a year, an average of $33,050. About 36,150 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$31,950
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$33,050
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$26,620
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$42,860
Top of the range
People employed
36,150
In North Las Vegas metro area
Rent share of median wage
60.3%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in North Las Vegas

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,605
per month, in North Las Vegas, NV
Income needed for median rent
$64,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median fast food and counter workers wage
$31,950
50.2% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
60.3%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$76,772
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the North Las Vegas area. Read the North Las Vegas, NV cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Reno, NV
-1.3%
Median $31,530
Mean $32,400
Employed 6,900
Toledo, OH
-13.7%
Median $27,570
Mean $27,950
Employed 9,280
Chula Vista, CA
+32.1%
Median $42,190
Mean $40,870
Employed 42,550
Fort Wayne, IN
-11.2%
Median $28,360
Mean $28,900
Employed 6,900
Madison, WI
-6.7%
Median $29,820
Mean $30,970
Employed 9,180
Buffalo, NY
+8.2%
Median $34,560
Mean $35,010
Employed 14,170
Chandler, AZ
+8.1%
Median $34,540
Mean $35,560
Employed 54,900
Lubbock, TX
-21.0%
Median $25,250
Mean $25,360
Employed 7,930

See fast food and counter workers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $31,950 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.