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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Missouri

The median annual wage for fast food and counter workers in Missouri is $30,390 ($14.61 per hour) -2.6% vs. the national median of $31,200. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$30,390
Mean annual wage
$32,130
Median hourly wage
$14.61
Employment in MO
29,360

29,360 employed · 10.0 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Missouri

Wage distribution for fast food and counter workers in Missouri (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$28,600$13.75
25th percentile$28,900$13.89
Median (50th)$30,390$14.61
75th percentile$34,230$16.46
90th percentile$36,830$17.71

What this salary is worth in Missouri

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$33,463

Missouri prices are 90.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
40.8%

Median gross rent in Missouri: $1,033/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $760/mo

Est. affordable home price
$110,861

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 Missouri is $230,300 (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.