Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
$36,230avg. a year
$17.42 an hour · 60,130 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area earn an average of $36,230 a year. That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $35,880. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$36,290Median pay
$17.42Average hourly
+1%vs. Massachusetts average
60,130Jobs in this metro
Other Massachusetts metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Massachusetts metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
12,950 jobs
Barnstable Town, MA
$36,640
$17.61 an hour
22,080 jobs
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
$35,130
$16.89 an hour
38,800 jobs
Worcester, MA
$35,020
$16.84 an hour
41,470 jobs
Pittsfield, MA
$34,900
$16.78 an hour
55,660 jobs
Springfield, MA
$34,130
$16.41 an hour
621,530 jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
$34,070
$16.38 an hour
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How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,340 |
| Bartenders | $46,040 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $38,950 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $45,880 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,500 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,630 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
The average is $36,230 a year, and the median is $36,290. About 60,130 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Massachusetts average?
That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $35,880.
Is this job common in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
It makes up 22.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 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: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14460). 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.