A lot of people are acting like grown assed adults aren’t demanding more money per hour because they have decided that lead fry cook at McDonalds should be a solid career choice. McDonlds isnt giving up their profit margin for your pay increase but sure, Boomers/Gen X…
A lot of people are also acting like cheeseburgers at McDonald's weren't $.59 all the way until around 2005...then they stayed at .99 for a good while after that.
Single cheeseburger in 2026:
$2.19 – $2.69 in lower-cost areas (common in Midwest examples)
$2.79 – $3.39 in many average locations
Up to $3.49 – $3.99 in high-cost areas (e.g., parts of Manhattan or big cities).