Burgers · Updated July 2026
Wendy’s Jr. Hamburger
The short answer
A junior beef patty with ketchup, mustard, pickle and onion, no cheese. Wendy’s cheapest burger. It carries 250 calories and 12g of protein with just 470mg of sodium, the lowest of any burger on the menu.
Price
$2.29
250 cal
Protein
12g
one junior patty
Sodium
470mg
20% daily, lowest of any burger
Protein per $
5.2g
value-tier standard
By Sarah Jenkins · Wendy's Data & Menu Editor
What comes on a Jr. Hamburger?
A junior beef patty with ketchup, mustard, pickle and onion on a bun. No cheese, no lettuce, no tomato. It is Wendy’s most stripped-down burger, and the base every other Jr.-size burger builds on top of.
How does adding cheese or bacon change it?
Each step up the Jr. lineup adds one thing at a time. Cheese alone brings it to 290 calories, 40 more than the plain patty. The Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger goes further, adding lettuce and tomato on top of that.
| Burger | Price | Cal | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jr. HamburgerNo cheese | $2.29 | 250 | 12g | 470mg |
| Jr. CheeseburgerAdds American cheese | $2.59 | 290 | 14g | 660mg |
| Jr. Bacon CheeseburgerAdds bacon, lettuce, tomato | $3.19 | 380 | 18g | 640mg |
Jr. Hamburger questions
Is the Jr. Hamburger the same fresh beef as the bigger burgers?
Yes. Wendy's uses the same fresh, never-frozen beef across the entire burger lineup, just a smaller junior-size patty here rather than a different quality of meat.
How many calories are in a Jr. Hamburger?
230 calories, with 12g of protein and 470mg of sodium, the lowest-sodium burger on the standard menu.
How much does a Jr. Hamburger cost?
This guide lists it at about $2.16. App and restaurant prices can differ, so check before ordering.
What's the difference between the Jr. Hamburger and Jr. Cheeseburger?
One slice of American cheese, which adds 40 calories and 2g of protein for a modest price increase. Everything else about the build is identical.
Is the Jr. Hamburger a good value?
Yes, it carries roughly 5.6g of protein per dollar, on par with the rest of the value-tier lineup, and its low sodium makes it a reasonable pick for anyone watching salt specifically.
Can you get a Jr. Hamburger with cheese added?
Yes, adding cheese is a standard modification, though at that point it is priced and built identically to ordering a Jr. Cheeseburger directly.