Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary by the worker's level of experience and responsibility.
Benefits also vary by employer. Some full-time baristas may receive benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Fast food and counter workers (SOC 35-3023)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $13.64 | $14.30 | $15.05 |
| Yearly | $28,363 | $29,731 | $31,312 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $13.43 | $13.74 | $14.42 |
| Yearly | $27,927 | $28,598 | $30,007 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $13.38 | $13.82 | $14.31 |
| Yearly | $27,824 | $28,737 | $29,766 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $14.08 | $14.49 | $16.69 |
| Yearly | $29,274 | $30,140 | $34,718 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $13.30 | $13.74 | $14.23 |
| Yearly | $27,650 | $28,585 | $29,591 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $14.16 | $14.50 | $15.34 |
| Yearly | $29,449 | $30,155 | $31,911 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.38 | $13.85 | $14.30 |
| Yearly | $27,833 | $28,809 | $29,730 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.85 | $13.59 | $14.18 |
| Yearly | $26,716 | $28,271 | $29,505 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $13.36 | $14.07 | $14.56 |
| Yearly | $27,775 | $29,264 | $30,275 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.15 | $14.42 | $16.93 |
| Yearly | $29,436 | $30,002 | $35,229 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.15 | $14.38 | $15.24 |
| Yearly | $29,436 | $29,910 | $31,691 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.61 | $14.25 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,296 | $29,629 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $12.94 | $13.69 | $14.19 |
| Yearly | $26,915 | $28,469 | $29,524 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.15 | $13.71 | $14.11 |
| Yearly | $27,349 | $28,513 | $29,360 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.91 | $13.61 | $14.33 |
| Yearly | $26,839 | $28,314 | $29,815 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.51 | $14.28 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,105 | $29,693 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $13.49 | $13.88 | $14.19 |
| Yearly | $28,060 | $28,864 | $29,533 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $13.20 | $13.64 | $14.30 |
| Yearly | $27,468 | $28,374 | $29,736 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.41 | $14.00 | $14.37 |
| Yearly | $27,886 | $29,117 | $29,893 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $13.38 | $13.77 | $14.33 |
| Yearly | $27,833 | $28,642 | $29,804 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $12.79 | $13.72 | $14.19 |
| Yearly | $26,611 | $28,535 | $29,519 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.16 | $14.47 | $15.24 |
| Yearly | $29,451 | $30,082 | $31,691 | |
| United States | Hourly | $11.06 | $13.43 | $15.13 |
| Yearly | $23,010 | $27,930 | $31,480 | |