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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Alabama

What Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Alabama, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 7 counties.

Average in AL
$24,570
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
41 of 44
published states
Workers in state
44,880
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Alabama

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay by wage area in Alabama
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Birmingham, AL$27,020$22,796$526Jefferson County, AL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Walker County, AL$27,020$22,796$6,370
2Chilton County, AL$27,020$22,796$6,166
3Jefferson County, AL$27,020$22,796$526
4Shelby County, AL$27,020$22,796$526
5St. Clair County, AL$27,020$22,796$526
6Blount County, AL$27,020$22,796$526
7Bibb County, AL$27,020$22,796$526

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Alabama

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama is $24,570, based on 44,880 workers. Among the 44 states with published data, that ranks number 41. The BLS national median for the occupation is $31,200, so Alabama averages 21.2% below it.

Published data for Alabama currently covers the Birmingham, AL area, with a local median wage of $27,020.

Cost of living for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama

We compare 7 Alabama counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin, $6,370. Bibb County, AL leaves the smallest, $526. The median wage covers all four basics in 7 of the 7 counties.

Fast Food and Counter Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers are California ($42,322), Washington ($37,254), Colorado ($35,674) and New Hampshire ($35,519).

Frequently asked questions: Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama

How much do Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Alabama?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $24,570.

Which Alabama county is best for Fast Food and Counter Workers?

Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,370). Chilton County, AL follows at $6,166.