Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Waco
$27,320avg. a year
$13.13 an hour · 5,100 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Waco, TX metro area earn an average of $27,320 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $27,750. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$27,750Median pay
$13.13Average hourly
-2%vs. Texas average
5,100Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
135,000 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$30,130
$14.49 an hour
2128,380 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$29,350
$14.11 an hour
33,240 jobs
Midland, TX
$28,610
$13.76 an hour
42,960 jobs
Odessa, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
540,040 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
6105,810 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$27,630
$13.29 an hour
72,110 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$27,090
$13.03 an hour
84,820 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$26,610
$12.79 an hour
95,270 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$26,560
$12.77 an hour
107,120 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$26,480
$12.73 an hour
114,220 jobs
Longview, TX
$26,310
$12.65 an hour
124,260 jobs
Tyler, TX
$26,250
$12.62 an hour
135,050 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$26,130
$12.56 an hour
142,930 jobs
Abilene, TX
$26,070
$12.53 an hour
152,240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$25,670
$12.34 an hour
167,870 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$25,660
$12.34 an hour
171,680 jobs
Victoria, TX
$25,630
$12.32 an hour
181,020 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$25,490
$12.25 an hour
197,930 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$25,360
$12.19 an hour
2012,160 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$25,170
$12.10 an hour
211,990 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$25,130
$12.08 an hour
226,570 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$24,860
$11.95 an hour
2313,520 jobs
El Paso, TX
$24,860
$11.95 an hour
242,170 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$24,830
$11.94 an hour
254,620 jobs
Laredo, TX
$24,320
$11.69 an hour
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How Waco compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Waco
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $29,240 |
| Bartenders | $30,360 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $27,980 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $31,420 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $39,060 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $30,440 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Waco?
The average is $27,320 a year, and the median is $27,750. About 5,100 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $27,750.
Is this job common in Waco?
It makes up 39.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.59 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: Waco, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 47380). 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.