Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Trenton-Princeton
$35,120avg. a year
$16.88 an hour · 4,300 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area earn an average of $35,120 a year. That is about the same as the New Jersey average of $35,110. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$34,720Median pay
$16.88Average hourly
+0%vs. New Jersey average
4,300Jobs in this metro
Other New Jersey metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other New Jersey metro areas. Swipe to see all 5.
1166,040 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$37,130
$17.85 an hour
21,800 jobs
Vineland, NJ
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
35,510 jobs
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
$34,390
$16.53 an hour
469,080 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$31,880
$15.33 an hour
59,110 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$29,750
$14.30 an hour
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How Trenton-Princeton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Trenton-Princeton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $46,270 |
| Bartenders | $47,250 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $36,770 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,790 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $50,630 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $37,610 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Trenton-Princeton?
The average is $35,120 a year, and the median is $34,720. About 4,300 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New Jersey average?
That is about the same as the New Jersey average of $35,110.
Is this job common in Trenton-Princeton?
It makes up 17.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.72 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: Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 45940). 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.