Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ at a median of $31,100 per year ($14.95/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $31,200, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 1,960 fast food and counter workers are employed across the Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA in SOC 35-3023.

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay distribution spans from $30,580 at the 10th percentile to $39,190 at the 90th, a 1.3× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $30,580 and the 75th at $34,540, so half of Lake Havasu City-Kingman-based fast food and counter workers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide AZ estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.