Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Salinas
$41,880avg. a year
$20.13 an hour · 4,180 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Salinas, CA metro area earn an average of $41,880 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $41,680. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$43,260Median pay
$20.13Average hourly
+0%vs. California average
4,180Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
123,060 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$44,980
$21.62 an hour
249,970 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$44,620
$21.45 an hour
31,440 jobs
Napa, CA
$44,010
$21.16 an hour
44,430 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$42,760
$20.56 an hour
54,720 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$42,640
$20.50 an hour
624,910 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$41,850
$20.12 an hour
76,700 jobs
Modesto, CA
$41,600
$20.00 an hour
83,220 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$41,580
$19.99 an hour
99,520 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,340
$19.88 an hour
105,930 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$41,320
$19.87 an hour
1151,310 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$41,250
$19.83 an hour
12160,270 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$41,080
$19.75 an hour
131,630 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$40,980
$19.70 an hour
1442,550 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$40,870
$19.65 an hour
153,310 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$40,870
$19.65 an hour
161,610 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$40,790
$19.61 an hour
177,560 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$40,770
$19.60 an hour
189,180 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$40,290
$19.37 an hour
1912,330 jobs
Fresno, CA
$40,110
$19.29 an hour
202,500 jobs
Merced, CA
$39,970
$19.22 an hour
211,630 jobs
El Centro, CA
$39,920
$19.19 an hour
224,850 jobs
Visalia, CA
$39,750
$19.11 an hour
231,930 jobs
Redding, CA
$39,590
$19.04 an hour
242,630 jobs
Chico, CA
$39,470
$18.98 an hour
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How Salinas compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Salinas
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,820 |
| Bartenders | $46,550 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $42,430 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $45,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $55,210 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,130 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Salinas?
The average is $41,880 a year, and the median is $43,260. About 4,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $41,680.
Is this job common in Salinas?
It makes up 22.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3023. Metro area: Salinas, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41500). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.