Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Salem
$35,510avg. a year
$17.07 an hour · 5,880 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Salem, OR metro area earn an average of $35,510 a year. That is about the same as the Oregon average of $36,200. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$34,520Median pay
$17.07Average hourly
-2%vs. Oregon average
5,880Jobs in this metro
Other Oregon metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Oregon metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
134,840 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$37,830
$18.19 an hour
23,680 jobs
Bend, OR
$36,590
$17.59 an hour
31,240 jobs
Grants Pass, OR
$35,730
$17.18 an hour
43,210 jobs
Medford, OR
$35,000
$16.83 an hour
51,470 jobs
Albany, OR
$34,740
$16.70 an hour
66,220 jobs
Eugene-Springfield, OR
$34,340
$16.51 an hour
71,310 jobs
Corvallis, OR
$34,260
$16.47 an hour
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How Salem compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Salem
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $50,860 |
| Bartenders | $45,310 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $38,150 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $41,510 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $49,550 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $39,160 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Salem?
The average is $35,510 a year, and the median is $34,520. About 5,880 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Oregon average?
That is about the same as the Oregon average of $36,200.
Is this job common in Salem?
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: Salem, OR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41420). 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.