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 | $15.38 | $16.71 | $17.75 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $34,769 | $36,902 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $17.10 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $35,579 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.55 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,412 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.55 | $17.14 | $18.06 |
| Yearly | $32,361 | $35,666 | $37,547 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.59 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,507 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.43 | $17.02 | $18.03 |
| Yearly | $32,104 | $35,392 | $37,501 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $15.40 | $16.95 | $17.96 |
| Yearly | $32,043 | $35,256 | $37,361 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.42 | $16.67 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,072 | $34,685 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.27 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,993 | $33,852 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.70 | $17.19 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,642 | $35,767 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $15.52 | $17.19 | $18.05 |
| Yearly | $32,299 | $35,767 | $37,544 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.12 | $18.12 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $35,621 | $37,694 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.37 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,067 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.86 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $35,052 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.69 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,709 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.68 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,692 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.44 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,180 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.51 | $16.70 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,268 | $34,737 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.37 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,061 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.43 | $17.29 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,097 | $35,964 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.39 | $16.35 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,014 | $34,011 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.25 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $33,795 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $15.43 | $16.91 | $17.90 |
| Yearly | $32,101 | $35,168 | $37,238 | |
| United States | Hourly | $13.32 | $15.00 | $17.34 |
| Yearly | $27,700 | $31,200 | $36,070 | |