Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Lexington-Fayette
$27,810avg. a year
$13.37 an hour · 5,500 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area earn an average of $27,810 a year. That is $920 (3%) more than the Kentucky average of $26,890. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$27,990Median pay
$13.37Average hourly
+3%vs. Kentucky average
5,500Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
130,950 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$30,050
$14.45 an hour
215,540 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$28,750
$13.82 an hour
32,540 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$27,140
$13.05 an hour
41,160 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$27,050
$13.00 an hour
54,000 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$26,800
$12.89 an hour
61,330 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$26,380
$12.68 an hour
71,080 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$26,070
$12.53 an hour
82,590 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$25,480
$12.25 an hour
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How Lexington-Fayette compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lexington-Fayette
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $37,250 |
| Bartenders | $36,730 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $30,900 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $34,740 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $41,010 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $29,230 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Lexington-Fayette?
The average is $27,810 a year, and the median is $27,990. About 5,500 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is $920 (3%) more than the Kentucky average of $26,890.
Is this job common in Lexington-Fayette?
It makes up 19.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.77 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: Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 30460). 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.