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Average Fast Food And Counter Workers Salary in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Fast Food And Counter Workers in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earn a median annual salary of $28,850, which is -7.5% compared to the national median. There are 2,740 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (metro area).

$28,850
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI median annual wage
$14/hour median
-7.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $31,200
2,740
Local employment
44.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.77
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$25,960
25th
$27,100
Median
$28,850
75th
$29,640
90th
$33,630

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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, 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
92.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$31,183
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 74.2%
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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Nurse Anesthetists $243,270 2.74
Family Medicine Physicians $220,540 1.45
Chief Executives $177,090 0.89
Personal Financial Advisors $159,990 0.90
Architectural And Engineering Managers $154,140 1.50
Pharmacists $141,460 1.40
Physician Assistants $132,230 1.69
Human Resources Managers $130,580 0.61

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has salary data for 255 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Fast Food And Counter Workers in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

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.