Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Nebraska

Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nebraska have a median of $29,000 a year, below the national $31,200 (−7%); the state ranks 28th of 51 states by median. That is 41% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Missouri and South Dakota pay more (up to $36,270 in Colorado) and Iowa, Wyoming and Kansas pay less (down to $27,580 in Kansas). Nebraska employs 30,060 fast food and counter workers, 29.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 35th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Fast Food and Counter Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Nebraska	Hourly	$13.50	$13.56	$13.94	$16.54	$17.19	$14.86	30,060	29.34	1.18
Nebraska	Annual	$28,080	$28,210	$29,000	$34,410	$35,760	$30,910	30,060	29.34	1.18
United States	Hourly	$10.98	$13.32	$15.00	$17.34	$20.51	$15.46	3,854,050	–	–
United States	Annual	$22,840	$27,700	$31,200	$36,070	$42,650	$32,150	3,854,050	–	–

Nebraska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 28th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 35th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.18
Jobs per 1,000: 29.34

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska publish a row for fast food and counter workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Omaha, NE-IA	$14.16	$29,450	$28,110	$35,940	15,580	31.28	1.26
Grand Island, NE	$14.01	$29,150	$28,080	$35,620	1,250	31.54	1.27
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$13.99	$29,090	$22,410	$35,870	2,060	27.50	1.11
Lincoln, NE	$13.71	$28,510	$28,080	$36,490	5,950	32.59	1.31
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$13.98	$29,080	$28,080	$34,880	2,660	27.69	1.12
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$13.91	$28,930	$28,080	$35,570	4,510	29.04	1.17
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$13.83	$28,760	$28,080	$34,490	1,280	32.77	1.32

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$13.94	$29,000	30,060	1.18
Colorado	$17.44	$36,270	82,010	1.15
Iowa	$13.65	$28,390	40,290	1.04
Kansas	$13.26	$27,580	47,140	1.32
Missouri	$14.61	$30,390	29,360	0.40
South Dakota	$14.18	$29,490	15,150	1.34
Wyoming	$13.40	$27,860	7,060	1.01

See the national page for Fast Food and Counter Workers (every state ranked) and the Nebraska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Nebraska estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.