Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Boulder
$37,740avg. a year
$18.14 an hour · 4,880 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Boulder, CO metro area earn an average of $37,740 a year. That is $850 (2%) more than the Colorado average of $36,890. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$36,190Median pay
$18.14Average hourly
+2%vs. Colorado average
4,880Jobs in this metro
Other Colorado metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Colorado metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
142,810 jobs
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$38,240
$18.38 an hour
25,770 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$36,420
$17.51 an hour
311,470 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$35,170
$16.91 an hour
43,670 jobs
Greeley, CO
$34,100
$16.40 an hour
52,450 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$33,600
$16.16 an hour
62,160 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$33,330
$16.02 an hour
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How Boulder compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Boulder
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $55,310 |
| Bartenders | $53,010 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $40,760 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $42,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $56,480 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,960 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Boulder?
The average is $37,740 a year, and the median is $36,190. About 4,880 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is $850 (2%) more than the Colorado average of $36,890.
Is this job common in Boulder?
It makes up 25.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 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: Boulder, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14500). 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.