SOC 35-3023 · Casper, WY metro

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Casper, WY

The average salary for fast food and counter workers in Casper, Wyoming is $27,810 a year ($13.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,070: half of the 1,110 people in this job in the Casper, WY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($32,571).

$27,810average per year

$13.37 / hourMedian $28,070Take-home ≈ $24,512

  • $19K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,110people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Wyoming metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fast Food and Counter Workers pay range in Casper

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,690 or more. The middle half of fast food and counter workers in Casper earn between $22,660 and $29,030.

  • $19K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,810$2,318$13.37
Median$28,070$2,339$13.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,660$1,888$10.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,030$2,419$13.96

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

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary after taxes in Casper

On the average salary of $27,810, a single filer in Casper takes home about $24,512 a year, or $2,043 a month and $943 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Casper a good place for fast food and counter workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Casper area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.8), so the average $27,810 buys what about $29,639 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Casper ($48,880). A typical home costs $313,211, or 11.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in other Wyoming cities

Casper ranks 2nd of 2 Wyoming metro areas for this job; Cheyenne pays the most ($28,520).

All Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries in Wyoming

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 Casper: questions

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

$13.37 an hour on average, and $13.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,512 a year ($2,043 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,810. Wyoming has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Casper, WY (16220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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