Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Jackson
$23,940avg. a year
$11.51 an hour · 8,460 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Jackson, MS metro area earn an average of $23,940 a year. That is about the same as the Mississippi average of $23,880. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$22,630Median pay
$11.51Average hourly
+0%vs. Mississippi average
8,460Jobs in this metro
Other Mississippi metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Mississippi metro areas. Swipe to see all 3.
115,320 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$27,980
$13.45 an hour
23,520 jobs
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
$25,090
$12.06 an hour
31,960 jobs
Hattiesburg, MS
$23,180
$11.15 an hour
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How Jackson compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Jackson
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $25,460 |
| Bartenders | $37,090 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $28,100 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $29,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $40,640 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $27,550 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Jackson?
The average is $23,940 a year, and the median is $22,630. About 8,460 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Mississippi average?
That is about the same as the Mississippi average of $23,880.
Is this job common in Jackson?
It makes up 31.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.26 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: Jackson, MS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 27140). 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.