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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Killeen-Temple, TX

Fast food and counter workers in Killeen-Temple, TX earned a median of $26,530 a year ($12.76 an hour) and a mean of $26,480 in May 2025. The median is 15.0% below the U.S. median ($31,200), ranking 412th of 528 areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Fast Food and Counter WorkersSOC 35-3023Area Killeen-Temple, TXPeriod May 2025
Median annual
$26,530
Median hourly
$12.76
Mean annual
$26,480
Jobs on record
7,120
$21,54010th percentile$10.35 an hour
$22,58025th percentile$10.85 an hour
$26,530Median$12.76 an hour
$28,43075th percentile$13.67 an hour
$34,09090th percentile$16.39 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 Killeen-Temple compare on pay for fast food and counter workers?

Killeen-Temple, TX ranks 412th of the 528 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with a published median.

AreaRankMedianJobs
Warner Robins, GA410$26,6103,650
Erie, PA411$26,5403,510
Killeen-Temple, TX412$26,5307,120
Morristown, TN412$26,5301,590
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area414$26,5004,930
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area414$26,5004,060

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 Texas and the U.S.?

The $26,530 median is 4.4% below the Texas median ($27,740), and 15.0% below the U.S. median ($31,200).

AreaMedian10th percentile90th percentileJobs
Killeen-Temple, TX$26,530$21,540$34,0907,120
Texas$27,740$21,710$35,680460,530
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 Killeen-Temple?

The $26,530 median is $20,130 below the $46,660 median for all occupations in Killeen-Temple, a pay ratio of 0.57 to 1.

Fast food and counter workers hold 4.73% of the jobs in Killeen-Temple, against 2.48% of jobs across the U.S., a location quotient of 1.91.

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 Killeen-Temple?

BLS counts 7,120 jobs in Killeen-Temple, TX, 0.18% of the 3,854,050 in the U.S. That is 47.3 of every 1,000 jobs in Killeen-Temple, a location quotient of 1.91: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.91 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 Killeen-Temple

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay across the U.S.$31,200 medianAll jobs in Killeen-TemplePay by occupation in this areaFast Food and Counter Workers in Texas$27,740 median statewideJob outlook for Fast Food and Counter WorkersProjected change and openings a yearDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$19,990 median hereFood Preparation Workers$30,300 median hereFood Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,520 median hereWaiters and Waitresses$22,910 median hereCooks, Restaurant$30,510 median hereDishwashers$28,560 median here

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