Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Lafayette-West Lafayette
$28,120avg. a year
$13.52 an hour · 4,260 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area earn an average of $28,120 a year. That is $860 (3%) less than the Indiana average of $28,980. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$28,230Median pay
$13.52Average hourly
-3%vs. Indiana average
4,260Jobs in this metro
Other Indiana metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Indiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
197,280 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$34,690
$16.68 an hour
230,950 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$30,050
$14.45 an hour
328,400 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$29,780
$14.32 an hour
41,540 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$29,620
$14.24 an hour
56,900 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$28,900
$13.89 an hour
615,540 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$28,750
$13.82 an hour
72,710 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$28,590
$13.75 an hour
81,520 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$28,490
$13.70 an hour
92,390 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$28,410
$13.66 an hour
101,440 jobs
Columbus, IN
$28,300
$13.61 an hour
114,240 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$28,130
$13.53 an hour
124,470 jobs
Evansville, IN
$27,890
$13.41 an hour
132,120 jobs
Muncie, IN
$27,620
$13.28 an hour
142,700 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$26,570
$12.78 an hour
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How Lafayette-West Lafayette compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $31,040 |
| Bartenders | $27,340 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $30,990 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $33,300 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $46,470 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,060 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Lafayette-West Lafayette?
The average is $28,120 a year, and the median is $28,230. About 4,260 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Indiana average?
That is $860 (3%) less than the Indiana average of $28,980.
Is this job common in Lafayette-West Lafayette?
It makes up 41.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.68 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: Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 29200). 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.