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 | $14.45 | $15.02 | $16.77 |
| Yearly | $30,056 | $31,250 | $34,888 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.12 | $14.54 | $15.34 |
| Yearly | $29,375 | $30,244 | $31,909 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $13.84 | $14.39 | $14.84 |
| Yearly | $28,787 | $29,947 | $30,868 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $14.84 | $15.58 | $17.29 |
| Yearly | $30,868 | $32,420 | $35,966 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $13.66 | $14.29 | $15.01 |
| Yearly | $28,424 | $29,729 | $31,238 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $14.84 | $15.23 | $16.85 |
| Yearly | $30,879 | $31,665 | $35,059 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $14.68 | $15.33 | $16.85 |
| Yearly | $30,540 | $31,895 | $35,063 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.90 | $14.43 | $15.09 |
| Yearly | $28,896 | $30,014 | $31,381 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $13.94 | $14.45 | $14.83 |
| Yearly | $28,979 | $30,055 | $30,843 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.16 | $14.69 | $15.97 |
| Yearly | $29,446 | $30,547 | $33,209 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.89 | $15.33 | $17.16 |
| Yearly | $30,967 | $31,895 | $35,689 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.88 | $15.37 | $17.22 |
| Yearly | $30,946 | $31,968 | $35,824 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $13.92 | $14.42 | $14.78 |
| Yearly | $28,945 | $30,004 | $30,745 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.84 | $14.32 | $14.78 |
| Yearly | $28,787 | $29,798 | $30,749 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $13.76 | $14.37 | $15.12 |
| Yearly | $28,628 | $29,891 | $31,443 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $13.40 | $14.14 | $14.61 |
| Yearly | $27,878 | $29,420 | $30,395 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.00 | $14.64 | $15.11 |
| Yearly | $29,123 | $30,453 | $31,419 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $13.69 | $14.19 | $14.66 |
| Yearly | $28,492 | $29,510 | $30,499 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.91 | $14.33 | $15.15 |
| Yearly | $28,920 | $29,804 | $31,498 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $13.26 | $13.92 | $14.47 |
| Yearly | $27,577 | $28,949 | $30,088 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.84 | $15.37 | $16.78 |
| Yearly | $30,876 | $31,968 | $34,914 | |
| United States | Hourly | $12.64 | $14.20 | $16.55 |
| Yearly | $26,280 | $29,540 | $34,430 | |