What You Bring
What people in your line of work actually earn around here, from the tenth percentile to the ninetieth. Ranges, never promises.
Built from BLS OEWS, 420 occupations, Indianapolis metro, all five percentiles
A three-year pooled federal survey, so it describes the recent past rather than today's openings. The tool says so on the page.
Fast Food and Counter Workers · 35-3023
What people in this work are paid around here
| Percentile | A year | An hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $22,870 | $11.00 |
| 25th | $28,410 | $13.66 |
| Median the middle of the market | $29,040 | $13.96 |
| 75th | $32,240 | $15.50 |
| 90th | $35,980 | $17.30 |
Read it as a range, not a promise. A tenth of people in this work earn at or below the first row and a tenth earn at or above the last. Where you land depends on the employer, the shift, the years you have, and what you ask for.
About 5,845 people do this work in the county.
Sitting near the top row is the finding the Career Pathway Report is built for: it usually means you have run out of ceiling inside this occupation rather than run short of skills. See where the experience you already have reaches next →
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood MSA. Geography is the Indianapolis metro area, which is the smallest area the federal wage survey publishes.
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