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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Connecticut

The median annual wage for fast food and counter workers in Connecticut is $35,380 ($17.01 per hour) +13.4% vs. the national median of $31,200. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$35,380
Mean annual wage
$36,330
Median hourly wage
$17.01
Employment in CT
35,720

35,720 employed · 21.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Connecticut

Wage distribution for fast food and counter workers in Connecticut (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,010$16.35
25th percentile$34,480$16.58
Median (50th)$35,380$17.01
75th percentile$36,450$17.52
90th percentile$39,660$19.07

What this salary is worth in Connecticut

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$34,147

Connecticut prices are 103.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
50.5%

Median gross rent in Connecticut: $1,488/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $885/mo

Est. affordable home price
$129,064

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Connecticut is $366,900 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.