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Average Fast Food And Counter Workers Salary in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Fast Food And Counter Workers in Macon-Bibb County, GA earn a median annual salary of $25,000, which is -19.9% compared to the national median. There are 2,920 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Macon-Bibb County, GA (metro area).

$25,000
Macon-Bibb County, GA median annual wage
$12/hour median
-19.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $31,200
2,920
Local employment
30.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.24
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$19,830
25th
$22,150
Median
$25,000
75th
$27,980
90th
$31,380

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Macon-Bibb County, GA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$28,240
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 89.5%
Rents: 58.9%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Napa, CA $45,410 Compare 1,440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $44,570 Compare 23,060
Vallejo, CA $44,110 Compare 4,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $43,870 Compare 49,970
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $43,610 Compare 4,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $43,400 Compare 3,220

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians $354,430 1.51
Family Medicine Physicians $281,860 1.29
Nurse Anesthetists $229,800 1.62
Dentists, General $203,070 0.57
Computer And Information Systems Managers $150,710 0.37
Physicians, All Other $140,880 1.67
Financial Managers $138,160 0.60
Marketing Managers $135,820 0.25

Macon-Bibb County, GA has salary data for 299 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Fast Food And Counter Workers in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fast Food And Counter Workers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 904,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.