SOC 35-3023 · Gettysburg, PA metro

Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Gettysburg, PA

The average salary for fast food and counter workers in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is $28,450 a year ($13.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,590: half of the 920 people in this job in the Gettysburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,150).

$28,450average per year

$13.68 / hourMedian $27,590Take-home ≈ $24,165

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  • $28KMedian
  • $33K75th
  • $35K90th

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

920people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#8 of 16Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fast Food and Counter Workers pay range in Gettysburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,900 or more. The middle half of fast food and counter workers in Gettysburg earn between $24,540 and $33,040.

  • $22K10th
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,450$2,371$13.68
Median$27,590$2,299$13.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,540$2,045$11.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$33,040$2,753$15.88

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

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Gettysburg vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Fast food and counter workers in Gettysburg earn about the same as the Pennsylvania average ($28,930) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($32,150). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gettysburg$28,450$27,590$21,770$34,900920
Pennsylvania$28,930$28,570$22,030$35,880142,220
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 Gettysburg

On the average salary of $28,450, a single filer in Gettysburg takes home about $24,165 a year, or $2,014 a month and $929 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Gettysburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $28,450 buys what about $29,828 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Gettysburg ($46,610). A typical home costs $337,387, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Gettysburg ranks 8th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($31,880).

All Fast Food and Counter Workers salaries in Pennsylvania

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).

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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Gettysburg: questions

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

$13.68 an hour on average, and $13.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,165 a year ($2,014 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,450. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 12% less 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 Gettysburg, PA (23900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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