SALARY · FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS · MISSISSIPPI

Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Mississippi

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For fast food and counter workers in Mississippi, the middle of the field earned $22,610 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$22,610

$11 per hour at the median · That is $8,590 (27.5 percent) below the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$23,880Mean annual salary
$11Mean hourly wage
$31,220People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $21,340Median: $22,61075th: $26,680
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$21,340
Median (50th percentile)$22,610
75th percentile$26,680
Mean$23,880

The middle half of workers earned from $21,340 to $26,680 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

$20,057 a year
$1,671 a month
Federal tax $651 · FICA $1,730 · State tax $172

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

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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