Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Madison
$30,970avg. a year
$14.89 an hour · 9,180 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Madison, WI metro area earn an average of $30,970 a year. That is $1,860 (6%) more than the Wisconsin average of $29,110. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$29,820Median pay
$14.89Average hourly
+6%vs. Wisconsin average
9,180Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
137,920 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$33,150
$15.94 an hour
22,910 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$30,590
$14.71 an hour
32,120 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$29,490
$14.18 an hour
417,490 jobs
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$29,370
$14.12 an hour
51,300 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$29,300
$14.09 an hour
63,150 jobs
Appleton, WI
$29,230
$14.05 an hour
72,170 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$29,060
$13.97 an hour
81,960 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$29,010
$13.95 an hour
93,930 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$28,870
$13.88 an hour
102,370 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$28,550
$13.72 an hour
111,960 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$28,540
$13.72 an hour
122,150 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$28,400
$13.65 an hour
131,350 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$28,280
$13.59 an hour
141,440 jobs
Wausau, WI
$27,860
$13.39 an hour
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How Madison compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Madison
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $38,450 |
| Bartenders | $27,510 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $37,220 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $39,150 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $47,390 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $36,760 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Madison?
The average is $30,970 a year, and the median is $29,820. About 9,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is $1,860 (6%) more than the Wisconsin average of $29,110.
Is this job common in Madison?
It makes up 22.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 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: Madison, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31540). 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.