SOC 35-3023 · Green Bay, WI metro

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Green Bay, WI

The average salary for fast food and counter workers in Green Bay, Wisconsin is $28,870 a year ($13.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,640: half of the 3,930 people in this job in the Green Bay, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,150).

$28,870average per year

$13.88 / hourMedian $28,640Take-home ≈ $24,842

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  • $29KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

3,930people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#8 of 13Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fast Food and Counter Workers pay range in Green Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,520 or more. The middle half of fast food and counter workers in Green Bay earn between $24,660 and $31,750.

  • $22K10th
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  • $29KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,870$2,406$13.88
Median$28,640$2,387$13.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,660$2,055$11.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$31,750$2,646$15.26

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

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Green Bay vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Fast food and counter workers in Green Bay earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($29,110) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($32,150). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Green Bay$28,870$28,640$22,130$35,5203,930
Wisconsin$29,110$28,600$22,240$36,09067,750
United States$32,150$31,200$22,840$42,6503,854,050

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary after taxes in Green Bay

On the average salary of $28,870, a single filer in Green Bay takes home about $24,842 a year, or $2,070 a month and $955 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Green Bay area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $28,870 buys what about $31,014 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Green Bay ($49,940). A typical home costs $346,517, or 12.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Green Bay ranks 8th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($30,970).

All Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries in Wisconsin

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 Green Bay: questions

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

$13.88 an hour on average, and $13.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,842 a year ($2,070 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,870.

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

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,150).

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 Green Bay, WI (24580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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