Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$37,130avg. a year
$17.85 an hour · 166,040 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $37,130 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $36,920. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$35,420Median pay
$17.85Average hourly
+1%vs. New York average
166,040Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
16,280 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$36,590
$17.59 an hour
21,440 jobs
Kingston, NY
$36,450
$17.52 an hour
3870 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$36,430
$17.52 an hour
47,190 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$35,480
$17.06 an hour
514,170 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$35,010
$16.83 an hour
66,750 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$34,880
$16.77 an hour
7980 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$34,820
$16.74 an hour
82,440 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$34,560
$16.61 an hour
911,310 jobs
Rochester, NY
$34,520
$16.60 an hour
10880 jobs
Elmira, NY
$34,110
$16.40 an hour
112,260 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$34,050
$16.37 an hour
121,150 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$33,990
$16.34 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $55,000 |
| Bartenders | $63,630 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $42,360 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $43,200 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,020 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $38,790 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $37,130 a year, and the median is $35,420. About 166,040 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $36,920.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 17.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.71 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.