This statistic shows the average annual wage in the United States fast food restaurant industry from 2004 to 2018. In 2013, the average annual wage of a fast food restaurant employee was 12,869.84 U.S. dollars. In the same year there was approximately 3.7 million employees in the U.S. fast food industry.
Average annual wage in the United States fast food restaurant industry from 2004 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
* The fast food industry is composed of restaurants where patrons pay before eating. Purchases may be consumed on-site, taken out or delivered. The data for 2014 to 2018 represent a forecast.
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IBISWorld. (May 15, 2013). Average annual wage in the United States fast food restaurant industry from 2004 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/196676/average-annual-wage-in-us-fast-food-restauants-since-2002/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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