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 | $14.82 | $15.78 | $17.15 |
| Yearly | $30,832 | $32,807 | $35,676 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.58 | $14.96 | $16.30 |
| Yearly | $30,322 | $31,115 | $33,904 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $14.41 | $14.92 | $15.65 |
| Yearly | $29,975 | $31,029 | $32,563 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.04 | $16.43 | $17.42 |
| Yearly | $31,281 | $34,189 | $36,247 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.56 | $16.18 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,293 | $33,654 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.04 | $16.33 | $17.23 |
| Yearly | $31,283 | $33,960 | $35,838 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $15.04 | $16.32 | $17.34 |
| Yearly | $31,276 | $33,959 | $36,065 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $14.44 | $14.89 | $15.90 |
| Yearly | $30,040 | $30,979 | $33,071 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $14.42 | $14.93 | $15.67 |
| Yearly | $29,992 | $31,065 | $32,594 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.64 | $15.24 | $16.43 |
| Yearly | $30,466 | $31,704 | $34,189 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $15.08 | $16.33 | $17.29 |
| Yearly | $31,350 | $33,960 | $35,963 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $15.10 | $16.33 | $17.29 |
| Yearly | $31,398 | $33,960 | $35,968 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.70 | $15.12 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,567 | $31,441 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.77 | $15.50 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,728 | $32,232 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.74 | $15.33 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,650 | $31,889 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.54 | $15.07 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,255 | $31,332 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.56 | $14.93 | $15.91 |
| Yearly | $30,290 | $31,058 | $33,084 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.68 | $15.94 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,534 | $33,157 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.75 | $16.23 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,676 | $33,762 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.84 | $15.75 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,876 | $32,759 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $15.04 | $16.32 | $17.28 |
| Yearly | $31,279 | $33,959 | $35,942 | |
| United States | Hourly | $13.05 | $14.65 | $17.04 |
| Yearly | $27,150 | $30,480 | $35,440 | |