Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Lansing-East Lansing
$30,200avg. a year
$14.52 an hour · 4,810 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn an average of $30,200 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $30,260. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$28,640Median pay
$14.52Average hourly
-0%vs. Michigan average
4,810Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
14,800 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$32,620
$15.68 an hour
242,430 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$30,860
$14.84 an hour
31,730 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$30,580
$14.70 an hour
41,500 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$30,150
$14.49 an hour
53,200 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$30,020
$14.43 an hour
613,190 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$29,790
$14.32 an hour
71,670 jobs
Niles, MI
$29,770
$14.31 an hour
81,060 jobs
Midland, MI
$29,730
$14.29 an hour
91,940 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$29,670
$14.26 an hour
101,330 jobs
Monroe, MI
$29,200
$14.04 an hour
114,800 jobs
Flint, MI
$29,150
$14.01 an hour
122,740 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$29,110
$14.00 an hour
131,140 jobs
Jackson, MI
$28,930
$13.91 an hour
141,380 jobs
Bay City, MI
$28,630
$13.76 an hour
154,240 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$28,130
$13.53 an hour
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How Lansing-East Lansing compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lansing-East Lansing
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,170 |
| Bartenders | $45,990 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $33,570 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,030 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,300 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,810 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Lansing-East Lansing?
The average is $30,200 a year, and the median is $28,640. About 4,810 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $30,260.
Is this job common in Lansing-East Lansing?
It makes up 22.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.89 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: Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 29620). 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.