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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Tampa, FL

Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area earn a median of $29,260 a year, an average of $31,210. About 33,910 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
$29,260
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$31,210
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$27,580
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$36,820
Top of the range
People employed
33,910
In Tampa metro area
Rent share of median wage
64.3%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Tampa

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

Median gross rent
$1,567
per month, in Tampa, FL
Income needed for median rent
$62,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median fast food and counter workers wage
$29,260
53.3% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
64.3%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$71,302
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 Tampa area. Read the Tampa, FL 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

Arlington, TX
-4.1%
Median $28,070
Mean $29,350
Employed 128,380
Wichita, KS
-6.3%
Median $27,420
Mean $26,340
Employed 11,580
Aurora, CO
+26.7%
Median $37,070
Mean $38,240
Employed 42,810
Bakersfield, CA
+34.9%
Median $39,470
Mean $40,290
Employed 9,180
New Orleans, LA
-13.0%
Median $25,470
Mean $26,900
Employed 10,110
Tulsa, OK
-9.6%
Median $26,460
Mean $26,310
Employed 12,760
Cleveland, OH
-1.7%
Median $28,750
Mean $29,830
Employed 28,010
Minneapolis, MN
+12.9%
Median $33,040
Mean $33,150
Employed 37,920

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

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Gross annual income $29,260 / 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.