SOC 35-3023 · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Sebastian, FL

The average salary for fast food and counter workers in Sebastian, Florida is $30,640 a year ($14.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,720: half of the 1,110 people in this job in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($32,571).

$30,640average per year

$14.73 / hourMedian $28,720Take-home ≈ $26,799

  • $27K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $33K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,110people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 22Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fast Food and Counter Workers pay range in Sebastian

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,200 or more. The middle half of fast food and counter workers in Sebastian earn between $27,750 and $32,670.

  • $27K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $33K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,640$2,553$14.73
Median$28,720$2,393$13.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,750$2,312$13.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$32,670$2,722$15.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary after taxes in Sebastian

On the average salary of $30,640, a single filer in Sebastian takes home about $26,799 a year, or $2,233 a month and $1,031 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Sebastian a good place for fast food and counter workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sebastian area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.3), so the average $30,640 buys what about $31,167 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Sebastian ($45,480). A typical home costs $365,819, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in other Florida cities

Sebastian ranks 9th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($34,840).

All Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for fast food and counter workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($44,980).

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary by city

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Sebastian: questions

How much do fast food and counter workers make an hour in Sebastian?

$14.73 an hour on average, and $13.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level fast food and counter workers salary in Sebastian?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the fast food and counter workers take-home pay in Sebastian?

About $26,799 a year ($2,233 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,640. Florida has no state income tax.

Do fast food and counter workers earn more in Sebastian than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($32,571).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3023; area Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL (42680). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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