SALARY · FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS · TENNESSEE

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Tennessee

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Tennessee, fast food and counter workers sat at a median of $27,470 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$27,470

$13 per hour at the median · That is $3,730 (12.0 percent) below the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$27,870Mean annual salary
$13Mean hourly wage
$90,690People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $23,490Median: $27,47075th: $29,530
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$23,490
Median (50th percentile)$27,470
75th percentile$29,530
Mean$27,870

The middle half of workers earned from $23,490 to $29,530 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$24,232 a year
$2,019 a month
Federal tax $1,137 · FICA $2,101 · State tax $0
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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