2 Pc. Tenders
2 Pc. Tenders at Wendy's. 280 calories, $3.79, 22 g protein.
Photograph from Wendy's, as published on its own menu.
How it compares on the Wendy's menu
At 280 calories it is lighter than 72% of the 184 Wendy's items we track, against a menu median of 420. It delivers 7.9 g of protein per 100 calories, 5th of 151 items with published protein. At 74 calories per dollar it is 143rd of 171 priced items on value.
Lighter choices at Wendy's
| Item | Calories | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| Jr. Cheeseburger | 270 | −10 |
| Kids' Cheeseburger | 270 | −10 |
| Plain Baked Potato | 270 | −10 |
| Biggie Bites | 270 | −10 |
The same thing at other chains
| Chain | Item | Calories | Nutrient density |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's | 3 Piece Chicken Tenders | 370 | — |
| McDonald's | 4 Piece Chicken Tenders | 500 | — |
What a 2 PC. Tenders costs across America
Priced at 3779 Wendy's restaurants in 45 states on the same day. The middle 80% of them charge between $3.60 and $4.39, a spread of 22%.
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The cheapest 2 PC. Tenders in the sample is $2.99 in CYPRESS, CA, and the most expensive is $9.19 in SAN JOSE, CA. Both are single restaurants, which is why the headline above uses the middle 80% instead.
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By state, for what it is worth
About half the variation happens between restaurants inside one state, so a state median hides as much as it shows. Of the 44 states with at least three sampled restaurants, these are the four cheapest and the four most expensive — the 36 in between are not listed.
| State | Median | Restaurants | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | $3.60 | 205 | cheapest |
| SC | $3.60 | 76 | cheapest |
| OR | $3.60 | 26 | cheapest |
| ME | $3.60 | 7 | cheapest |
| NE | $6.79 | 4 | most expensive |
| WI | $6.19 | 45 | most expensive |
| AR | $6.09 | 24 | most expensive |
| NM | $4.29 | 12 | most expensive |
What it has cost since we started watching
None of the 4,049 restaurants we price has changed this since 2026-09-08. A typical one charges $3.79.
Priced like this at Wendy's
The 5 items whose national median sits closest to the 2 Pc. Tenders’s $3.79. The spread is the middle 80% of restaurants, so a wide one means the same item costs noticeably different amounts depending where you buy it.
| Item | Median | Spread | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Natural-Cut Fries | $3.79 | 32% | 3,788 |
| Large Classic Chocolate Frosty® | $3.69 | 31% | 3,664 |
| Medium Caramel Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,663 |
| Medium Strawberry Chocolate Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,662 |
| Medium Strawberry Vanilla Frosty Swirl™ | $3.69 | 14% | 3,657 |
Full nutrient panel
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 0 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 6 mg |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.5 g |
| Sodium | 700 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
The nutrition label as Wendy's publishes it for this item, matched to the current menu, alongside the store-level price above.