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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in San Francisco, CA

Fast Food and Counter Workers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $43,870 a year, an average of $44,620. About 49,970 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
$43,870
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$44,620
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$36,460
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$55,210
Top of the range
People employed
49,970
In San Francisco metro area
Rent share of median wage
66.2%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in San Francisco

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

Median gross rent
$2,419
per month, in San Francisco, CA
Income needed for median rent
$96,800
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median fast food and counter workers wage
$43,870
54.7% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
66.2%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$141,446
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 San Francisco area. Read the San Francisco, CA 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

Indianapolis, IN
-33.8%
Median $29,040
Mean $29,780
Employed 28,400
Charlotte, NC
-34.2%
Median $28,880
Mean $29,910
Employed 27,050
Columbus, OH
-34.6%
Median $28,670
Mean $29,580
Employed 31,590
Seattle, WA
-10.8%
Median $39,150
Mean $42,260
Employed 49,190
Fort Worth, TX
-36.0%
Median $28,070
Mean $29,350
Employed 128,380
Denver, CO
-15.5%
Median $37,070
Mean $38,240
Employed 42,810
Jacksonville, FL
-35.1%
Median $28,470
Mean $29,920
Employed 21,480
Austin, TX
-33.2%
Median $29,310
Mean $30,130
Employed 35,000

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

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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.