SALARY · FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS · KANSAS

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Kansas

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for fast food and counter workers in Kansas and found a median of $27,580 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$27,580

$13 per hour at the median · That is $3,620 (11.6 percent) below the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$27,190Mean annual salary

$13Mean hourly wage

$47,140People employed in this job in Kansas

Salary range

25th: $22,980Median: $27,58075th: $29,260

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$22,980
Median (50th percentile)	$27,580
75th percentile	$29,260
Mean	$27,190

The middle half of workers earned from $22,980 to $29,260 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$23,552 a year

$1,963 a month

Federal tax $1,148 · FICA $2,110 · State tax $770

Caveat: the Kansas $9,160 personal exemption is from continuing official statute, not from the 2026 Form K-40ES itself, which refers the reader to the K-40 booklet for exemption amounts.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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