Fast-Food Wages Surged 10 Percent, Quickest in Years as Companies Struggle to Hire Workers

A sign hangs outside of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant in Chicago, Ill., on May 6, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Fast-food workers’ wages increased more during the second quarter of 2021 than they did in any quarterly period in years amid the ongoing labor shortage, according to an industry report.