Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Fort Collins-Loveland
$36,420avg. a year
$17.51 an hour · 5,770 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area earn an average of $36,420 a year. That is about the same as the Colorado average of $36,890. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$34,850Median pay
$17.51Average hourly
-1%vs. Colorado average
5,770Jobs 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
24,880 jobs
Boulder, CO
$37,740
$18.14 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 Fort Collins-Loveland compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $50,800 |
| Bartenders | $51,060 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $38,870 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,840 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $51,380 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $37,800 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Fort Collins-Loveland?
The average is $36,420 a year, and the median is $34,850. About 5,770 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is about the same as the Colorado average of $36,890.
Is this job common in Fort Collins-Loveland?
It makes up 34.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.37 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: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 22660). 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.