Fast Food and Counter Workers
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan area. Estimated employment 11,860.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Dayton earn more.
$27,680 in Dayton buys what $29,900 buys across the country as a whole.
Dayton's regional price parity is 92.7 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Ohio
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | $29,720 | $31,200 | 95.4 | +4.4% |
| Cleveland | $28,750 | $30,600 | 93.9 | +2.5% |
| Akron | $28,690 | $30,700 | 93.4 | +2.9% |
| Columbus | $28,670 | $30,000 | 95.5 | +0.6% |
| Canton | $27,760 | $31,000 | 89.4 | +4.0% |
| Dayton This page | $27,680 | $29,900 | 92.7 | — |
| Sandusky | $27,590 | $30,900 | 89.3 | +3.5% |
| Toledo | $27,570 | $30,100 | 91.5 | +1.0% |
Price parity and difference against Dayton are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 11,860 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as fast-food-and-counter-workers.
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