Texas Wages 35-3023.00 - Fast Food and Counter Workers Bright Outlook  

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $27,740.
  • 10% of workers earn $21,710 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $35,680 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $31,200.
  • 10% of workers earn $22,840 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,650 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

Full Details Save Table: XLSX CSV

LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$22,840$27,700$31,200$36,070$42,650
Texas$21,710$22,980$27,740$29,730$35,680
Abilene, TX$21,470$22,230$26,310$28,210$30,620
Amarillo, TX$21,310$22,380$26,880$28,590$33,950
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22,480$27,680$29,310$34,280$36,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$21,630$22,420$26,630$28,430$31,750
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,120$22,050$24,130$28,670$31,220
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$19,820$21,380$22,500$26,850$34,010
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19,960$22,150$25,590$28,430$30,630
College Station-Bryan, TX$21,390$22,370$27,420$28,740$32,280
Corpus Christi, TX$21,240$22,190$25,630$28,170$29,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$23,090$26,840$28,070$31,150$36,240
Eagle Pass, TX$21,120$21,880$24,570$29,120$30,430
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,750$22,240$23,760$28,300$33,120
El Paso, TX$18,990$21,910$23,030$27,230$30,550
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,700$22,260$23,490$28,510$33,180
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$21,630$22,720$27,570$30,370$35,210
Killeen-Temple, TX$21,540$22,580$26,530$28,430$34,090
Laredo, TX$18,720$21,860$23,030$26,950$28,450
Longview, TX$21,680$22,510$26,730$28,350$30,830
Lubbock, TX$21,120$21,980$25,250$27,730$30,130
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$20,520$21,690$22,790$27,450$32,840
Midland, TX$22,940$23,710$28,650$30,560$35,020
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,280$21,980$23,560$28,110$31,610
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,460$22,140$25,590$28,570$34,880
Odessa, TX$22,390$23,430$28,390$29,860$35,470
San Angelo, TX$20,680$21,580$23,850$27,800$29,300
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22,310$22,950$27,810$29,610$35,590
Sherman-Denison, TX$22,010$22,670$27,340$29,030$33,470
Texarkana, TX-AR$21,300$22,030$22,880$27,180$28,740
Tyler, TX$21,720$22,280$26,370$28,110$33,600
Victoria, TX$21,460$22,300$24,510$27,910$29,710
Waco, TX$21,540$22,630$27,750$29,100$34,800
Wichita Falls, TX$21,090$21,700$25,540$27,680$31,850

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $13.34 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.44 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.15 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $15.00 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.98 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.51 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

Full Details Save Table: XLSX CSV

LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$10.98$13.32$15.00$17.34$20.51
Texas$10.44$11.05$13.34$14.29$17.15
Abilene, TX$10.32$10.69$12.65$13.56$14.72
Amarillo, TX$10.25$10.76$12.92$13.74$16.32
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$10.81$13.31$14.09$16.48$17.73
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$10.40$10.78$12.80$13.67$15.27
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.16$10.60$11.60$13.79$15.01
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$9.53$10.28$10.82$12.91$16.35
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$9.60$10.65$12.30$13.67$14.73
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.28$10.76$13.18$13.82$15.52
Corpus Christi, TX$10.21$10.67$12.32$13.55$14.31
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$11.10$12.90$13.50$14.98$17.42
Eagle Pass, TX$10.16$10.52$11.81$14.00$14.63
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$9.98$10.69$11.42$13.60$15.92
El Paso, TX$9.13$10.54$11.07$13.09$14.69
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.44$10.70$11.30$13.71$15.95
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$10.40$10.92$13.25$14.60$16.93
Killeen-Temple, TX$10.35$10.85$12.76$13.67$16.39
Laredo, TX$9.00$10.51$11.07$12.96$13.68
Longview, TX$10.43$10.82$12.85$13.63$14.82
Lubbock, TX$10.15$10.57$12.14$13.33$14.49
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$9.87$10.43$10.96$13.20$15.79
Midland, TX$11.03$11.40$13.78$14.69$16.84
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.23$10.57$11.33$13.51$15.20
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.32$10.64$12.30$13.74$16.77
Odessa, TX$10.76$11.27$13.65$14.36$17.05
San Angelo, TX$9.94$10.38$11.47$13.37$14.09
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.73$11.03$13.37$14.23$17.11
Sherman-Denison, TX$10.58$10.90$13.14$13.96$16.09
Texarkana, TX-AR$10.24$10.59$11.00$13.07$13.82
Tyler, TX$10.44$10.71$12.68$13.51$16.16
Victoria, TX$10.32$10.72$11.78$13.42$14.28
Waco, TX$10.36$10.88$13.34$13.99$16.73
Wichita Falls, TX$10.14$10.43$12.28$13.31$15.31