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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Fast food and counter workers in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $28,340 a year ($13.62 an hour) and a mean of $29,170 in May 2025. The median is 9.2% below the U.S. median ($31,200), ranking 271st of 528 areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Fast Food and Counter WorkersSOC 35-3023Area Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaPeriod May 2025
Median annual
$28,340
Median hourly
$13.62
Mean annual
$29,170
Jobs on record
5,180
$26,08010th percentile$12.54 an hour
$26,87025th percentile$12.92 an hour
$28,340Median$13.62 an hour
$28,86075th percentile$13.88 an hour
$35,53090th percentile$17.08 an hour

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

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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 the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area compare on pay for fast food and counter workers?

The Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area ranks 271st of the 528 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with a published median.

AreaRankMedianJobs
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area271$28,3405,180
Flint, MI272$28,3304,800
Helena, MT272$28,3301,060

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 New Mexico and the U.S.?

The $28,340 median is 1.3% below the New Mexico median ($28,700), and 9.2% below the U.S. median ($31,200).

AreaMedian10th percentile90th percentileJobs
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$28,340$26,080$35,5305,180
New Mexico$28,700$26,670$36,36028,250
United States$31,200$22,840$42,6503,854,050

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 the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area?

Fast food and counter workers hold 3.11% of the jobs in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, against 2.48% of jobs across the U.S., a location quotient of 1.25.

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 the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area?

BLS counts 5,180 jobs in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, 0.13% of the 3,854,050 in the U.S. That is 31.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a location quotient of 1.25: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.25 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 the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay across the U.S.$31,200 medianAll jobs in the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaPay by occupation in this areaFast Food and Counter Workers in New Mexico$28,700 median statewideJob outlook for Fast Food and Counter WorkersProjected change and openings a yearDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$28,140 median hereFood Preparation Workers$31,010 median hereFood Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,290 median hereWaiters and Waitresses$29,530 median hereCooks, Restaurant$31,330 median hereDishwashers$28,730 median here

Related occupations from O*NET; pay from BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025.