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The number of people employed in the restaurant industry in the United States fluctuated throughout the past decade. As of May 2024, this figure reached **** million, representing an increase from the previous year's total of **** million. The number of employees in the restaurant industry in the U.S. peaked in 2016 at **** million.

What are the hourly wages of fast-food employees in the U.S.?

The hourly wages of U.S. fast food and counter workers varied throughout 2023. As of May of that year, fast food employees in the United States had a median hourly wage of **** U.S. dollars. In total, approximately ** percent of fast-food employees earned less than U.S. dollars per hour, and ** percent of those same workers earned less than U.S. dollars per hour. 

Leading U.S. restaurant chain

The leading restaurant chain in the U.S., by a measure of sales, was McDonald’s in 2022. During that year, the quick service chain experienced sales amounting to billion U.S. dollars. McDonald’s was also the most valuable quick service restaurant brand in the world in 2023, with an estimated brand value of over *** billion U.S. dollars. Starbucks, who came second in the ranking, had an estimated brand value of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars.