Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Baton Rouge
$25,120avg. a year
$12.08 an hour · 8,490 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn an average of $25,120 a year. That is $540 (2%) more than the Louisiana average of $24,580. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$23,650Median pay
$12.08Average hourly
+2%vs. Louisiana average
8,490Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
110,110 jobs
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$26,900
$12.93 an hour
22,970 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$25,520
$12.27 an hour
31,560 jobs
Hammond, LA
$24,180
$11.63 an hour
44,480 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$24,040
$11.56 an hour
54,150 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$23,840
$11.46 an hour
62,350 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$23,830
$11.46 an hour
71,990 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$23,520
$11.31 an hour
81,490 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$22,820
$10.97 an hour
92,060 jobs
Monroe, LA
$22,350
$10.75 an hour
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How Baton Rouge compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Baton Rouge
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $21,080 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $25,950 |
| Bartenders | $24,630 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $27,150 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $31,590 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $40,820 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Baton Rouge?
The average is $25,120 a year, and the median is $23,650. About 8,490 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is $540 (2%) more than the Louisiana average of $24,580.
Is this job common in Baton Rouge?
It makes up 20.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.84 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: Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12940). 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.