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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Montana

The median annual wage for fast food and counter workers in Montana is $29,090 ($13.98 per hour) -6.8% vs. the national median of $31,200. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$29,090
Mean annual wage
$30,120
Median hourly wage
$13.98
Employment in MT
14,960

14,960 employed · 29.2 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Montana

Wage distribution for fast food and counter workers in Montana (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$22,760$10.94
25th percentile$26,420$12.70
Median (50th)$29,090$13.98
75th percentile$34,640$16.65
90th percentile$36,780$17.68

What this salary is worth in Montana

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$30,736

Montana prices are 94.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
44.6%

Median gross rent in Montana: $1,081/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $727/mo

Est. affordable home price
$106,118

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 Montana is $375,800 (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.