Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Albuquerque
$30,780avg. a year
$14.80 an hour · 14,510 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn an average of $30,780 a year. That is about the same as the New Mexico average of $30,260. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$29,140Median pay
$14.80Average hourly
+2%vs. New Mexico average
14,510Jobs in this metro
Other New Mexico metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other New Mexico metro areas. Swipe to see all 3.
11,950 jobs
Santa Fe, NM
$33,700
$16.20 an hour
21,730 jobs
Farmington, NM
$28,800
$13.85 an hour
32,870 jobs
Las Cruces, NM
$28,700
$13.80 an hour
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How Albuquerque compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Albuquerque
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $43,830 |
| Bartenders | $42,520 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $35,460 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $35,440 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,820 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,810 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Albuquerque?
The average is $30,780 a year, and the median is $29,140. About 14,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New Mexico average?
That is about the same as the New Mexico average of $30,260.
Is this job common in Albuquerque?
It makes up 35.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.45 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: Albuquerque, NM metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 10740). 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.