Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Fast food and counter workers in Corpus Christi, TX earned a median of $25,630 a year ($12.32 an hour) and a mean of $25,660 in May 2025. The median is 17.9% below the U.S. median ($31,200), ranking 435th of 528 areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Fast Food and Counter WorkersSOC 35-3023Area Corpus Christi, TXPeriod May 2025

Median annual: $25,630
Median hourly: $12.32
Mean annual: $25,660
Jobs on record: 7,870

$21,24010th percentile$10.21 an hour

$22,19025th percentile$10.67 an hour

$25,630Median$12.32 an hour

$28,17075th percentile$13.55 an hour

$29,77090th percentile$14.31 an hour

Grey needle: U.S. median, $31,200 a year.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Corpus Christi compare on pay for fast food and counter workers?

Corpus Christi, TX ranks 435th of the 528 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with a published median.

Area	Rank	Median	Jobs
Decatur, AL	433	$25,720	1,280
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	434	$25,700	2,860
Corpus Christi, TX	435	$25,630	7,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	436	$25,590	6,450
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	436	$25,590	5,920

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 528 areas with a published figure.

How does pay here compare with Texas and the U.S.?

The $25,630 median is 7.6% below the Texas median ($27,740), and 17.9% below the U.S. median ($31,200).

Area	Median	10th percentile	90th percentile	Jobs
Corpus Christi, TX	$25,630	$21,240	$29,770	7,870
Texas	$27,740	$21,710	$35,680	460,530
United States	$31,200	$22,840	$42,650	3,854,050

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS state and national files, May 2025.

How does this job compare with all jobs in Corpus Christi?

The $25,630 median is $19,720 below the $45,350 median for all occupations in Corpus Christi, a pay ratio of 0.57 to 1.

Fast food and counter workers hold 4.09% of the jobs in Corpus Christi, against 2.48% of jobs across the U.S., a location quotient of 1.65.

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS metropolitan totals and national file, May 2025.

How many fast food and counter workers work in Corpus Christi?

BLS counts 7,870 jobs in Corpus Christi, TX, 0.20% of the 3,854,050 in the U.S. That is 40.9 of every 1,000 jobs in Corpus Christi, a location quotient of 1.65: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.65 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Corpus Christi

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