SOC 35-3023 · Flagstaff, AZ metro

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Flagstaff, AZ

The average salary for fast food and counter workers in Flagstaff, Arizona is $35,520 a year ($17.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,690: half of the 2,790 people in this job in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($32,150).

$35,520average per year

$17.08 / hourMedian $33,690Take-home ≈ $30,226

  • $31K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,790people in this job
+10%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7Arizona metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fast Food and Counter Workers pay range in Flagstaff

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,590 or more. The middle half of fast food and counter workers in Flagstaff earn between $32,870 and $35,790.

  • $31K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,520$2,960$17.08
Median$33,690$2,808$16.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,870$2,739$15.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,790$2,982$17.21

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Flagstaff vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Fast food and counter workers in Flagstaff earn about the same as the Arizona average ($35,090) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($32,150). At the median the gap is +8% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flagstaff$35,520$33,690$31,070$44,5902,790
Arizona$35,090$34,230$30,760$43,99077,210
United States$32,150$31,200$22,840$42,6503,854,050

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary after taxes in Flagstaff

On the average salary of $35,520, a single filer in Flagstaff takes home about $30,226 a year, or $2,519 a month and $1,163 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Flagstaff a good place for fast food and counter workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Flagstaff area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $35,520 buys what about $35,405 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Flagstaff ($47,500). A typical home costs $628,981, or 17.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in other Arizona cities

Flagstaff ranks 2nd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Phoenix pays the most ($35,560).

All Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for fast food and counter workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($44,980).

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary by city

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Flagstaff: questions

How much do fast food and counter workers make an hour in Flagstaff?

$17.08 an hour on average, and $16.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level fast food and counter workers salary in Flagstaff?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the fast food and counter workers take-home pay in Flagstaff?

About $30,226 a year ($2,519 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,520.

Do fast food and counter workers earn more in Flagstaff than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($32,150).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3023; area Flagstaff, AZ (22380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.69, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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