Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$28,220avg. a year
$13.57 an hour · 8,370 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area earn an average of $28,220 a year. That is $1,330 (5%) more than the Arkansas average of $26,890. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$27,170Median pay
$13.57Average hourly
+5%vs. Arkansas average
8,370Jobs in this metro
Other Arkansas metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Arkansas metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
115,320 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$27,980
$13.45 an hour
28,720 jobs
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
$27,780
$13.36 an hour
31,900 jobs
Jonesboro, AR
$27,610
$13.27 an hour
41,260 jobs
Hot Springs, AR
$25,940
$12.47 an hour
52,760 jobs
Fort Smith, AR-OK
$25,510
$12.27 an hour
62,170 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$24,830
$11.94 an hour
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How Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $30,160 |
| Bartenders | $34,960 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,140 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $33,450 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $39,150 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $32,070 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?
The average is $28,220 a year, and the median is $27,170. About 8,370 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Arkansas average?
That is $1,330 (5%) more than the Arkansas average of $26,890.
Is this job common in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?
It makes up 30.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.23 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: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 22220). 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.