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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Arkansas

What Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Arkansas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in AR
$26,072
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
40 of 44
published states
Workers in state
52,370
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
3
10 counties

Pay by labor market in Arkansas

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay by wage area in Arkansas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,490$23,349$2,324Crittenden County, AR
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972Pulaski County, AR
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$27,170$23,098$3,693Benton County, AR

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Grant County, AR$27,470$23,334$6,940
2Pulaski County, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972
3Faulkner County, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972
4Saline County, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972
5Lonoke County, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972
6Perry County, AR$27,470$23,334$4,972
7Benton County, AR$27,170$23,098$3,693
8Washington County, AR$27,170$23,098$3,693
9Madison County, AR$27,170$23,098$3,693
10Crittenden County, AR$27,490$23,349$2,324

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Arkansas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas is $26,072, based on 52,370 workers. Among the 44 states with published data, that ranks number 40. The BLS national median for the occupation is $31,200, so Arkansas averages 16.4% below it.

Inside Arkansas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $27,490 in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area and the lowest is $27,170 in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, a difference of $320 across 3 wage areas.

Cost of living for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas

We compare 10 Arkansas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin, $6,940. Crittenden County, AR leaves the smallest, $2,324. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 counties.

Fast Food and Counter Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers are California ($42,322), Washington ($37,254), Colorado ($35,674) and New Hampshire ($35,519).

Frequently asked questions: Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas

How much do Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Arkansas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $26,072, from $27,170 to $27,490 depending on the labor market.

Which Arkansas county is best for Fast Food and Counter Workers?

Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,940). Pulaski County, AR follows at $4,972.