Food Preparation Workers Salary

Median Salary
$35,320
per year
Hourly Rate
$16.98
per hour
Employment
893,600
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$25,810
25th percentile
$29,950
Median
$35,320
75th percentile
$38,550
90th percentile
$45,340

💰 Food Preparation Workers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$40,910+15.8%
District of Columbia$39,600+12.1%
California$39,350+11.4%
Colorado$38,960+10.3%
Massachusetts$38,900+10.1%
Hawaii$38,160+8.0%
Oregon$37,450+6.0%
North Dakota$36,800+4.2%
New Hampshire$36,780+4.1%
Arizona$36,750+4.0%
Connecticut$36,650+3.8%
Vermont$36,550+3.5%
Wyoming$36,110+2.2%
Maine$36,030+2.0%
Delaware$35,930+1.7%
Florida$35,920+1.7%
Alaska$35,720+1.1%
New York$35,610+0.8%
New Jersey$35,540+0.6%
Maryland$35,500+0.5%
Rhode Island$35,470+0.4%
Georgia$35,250-0.2%
Nebraska$35,210-0.3%
Virginia$34,900-1.2%
Illinois$34,850-1.3%
Minnesota$34,850-1.3%
Ohio$34,530-2.2%
Wisconsin$34,070-3.5%
Montana$33,860-4.1%
Utah$33,540-5.0%
Nevada$33,460-5.3%
New Mexico$33,370-5.5%
South Carolina$32,180-8.9%
Idaho$31,510-10.8%
Missouri$31,510-10.8%
Michigan$31,180-11.7%
Pennsylvania$30,840-12.7%
Texas$30,650-13.2%
South Dakota$30,430-13.8%
Iowa$30,360-14.0%
Kansas$30,280-14.3%
North Carolina$30,260-14.3%
Indiana$29,700-15.9%
Tennessee$28,700-18.7%
Oklahoma$28,540-19.2%
West Virginia$28,360-19.7%
Alabama$27,930-20.9%
Arkansas$27,660-21.7%
Kentucky$26,850-24.0%
Mississippi$26,240-25.7%
Louisiana$23,620-33.1%

🏙️ Food Preparation Workers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,680+32.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,580+29.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,830+24.1%
Napa, CA$42,810+21.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$42,640+20.7%
Yakima, WA$41,750+18.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,000+16.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,140+13.6%
Walla Walla, WA$40,030+13.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,770+12.6%
Boulder, CO$39,690+12.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,660+12.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,470+11.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$39,400+11.6%
Greeley, CO$39,150+10.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,110+10.7%
Merced, CA$38,980+10.4%
Vallejo, CA$38,840+10.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,780+9.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,730+9.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$38,660+9.5%
El Centro, CA$38,610+9.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,550+9.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,480+8.9%
Salinas, CA$38,480+8.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,470+8.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$38,460+8.9%
Modesto, CA$38,450+8.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,420+8.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,390+8.7%
Bozeman, MT$38,260+8.3%
Bellingham, WA$38,240+8.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38,190+8.1%
Bend, OR$38,010+7.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,950+7.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,820+7.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$37,740+6.9%
Yuba City, CA$37,740+6.9%
Fresno, CA$37,730+6.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$37,710+6.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,680+6.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,630+6.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,580+6.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,550+6.3%
Chico, CA$37,510+6.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$37,450+6.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,430+6.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,320+5.7%
Minot, ND$37,310+5.6%
Salem, OR$37,300+5.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,300+5.6%
Bismarck, ND$37,270+5.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,260+5.5%
Grand Junction, CO$37,240+5.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$37,090+5.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37,040+4.9%
Visalia, CA$37,020+4.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,000+4.8%
New Haven, CT$36,970+4.7%
Madison, WI$36,940+4.6%
Columbus, OH$36,930+4.6%
Pittsfield, MA$36,930+4.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$36,920+4.5%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$36,830+4.3%
Jacksonville, FL$36,730+4.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$36,680+3.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$36,590+3.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,580+3.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$36,580+3.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,560+3.5%
Worcester, MA$36,550+3.5%
Corvallis, OR$36,510+3.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,510+3.4%
Redding, CA$36,400+3.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,360+2.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,330+2.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,330+2.9%
Punta Gorda, FL$36,310+2.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36,260+2.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,250+2.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,220+2.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$36,200+2.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$36,160+2.4%
Ithaca, NY$36,140+2.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$36,140+2.3%
Santa Fe, NM$36,120+2.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,090+2.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,090+2.2%
Springfield, MA$36,020+2.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,950+1.8%
Cheyenne, WY$35,930+1.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,870+1.6%
Albany, OR$35,860+1.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,860+1.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,810+1.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$35,780+1.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$35,700+1.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,670+1.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$35,650+0.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,630+0.9%
Pueblo, CO$35,620+0.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,600+0.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,600+0.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,550+0.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$35,470+0.4%
Rochester, MN$35,470+0.4%
Medford, OR$35,440+0.3%
Grants Pass, OR$35,430+0.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,410+0.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,410+0.3%
Yuma, AZ$35,390+0.2%
Binghamton, NY$35,370+0.1%
Cleveland, OH$35,360+0.1%
Boise City, ID$35,340+0.1%
Springfield, MO$35,340+0.1%
Toledo, OH$35,260-0.2%
Tucson, AZ$35,260-0.2%
Vineland, NJ$35,240-0.2%
Lincoln, NE$35,210-0.3%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$35,180-0.4%
Kingston, NY$35,130-0.5%
Iowa City, IA$35,120-0.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$35,100-0.6%
Carson City, NV$35,090-0.7%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,090-0.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,080-0.7%
Gainesville, FL$35,050-0.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,020-0.8%
Missoula, MT$35,020-0.8%
Rochester, NY$35,020-0.8%
Syracuse, NY$35,020-0.8%
Akron, OH$35,010-0.9%
Bangor, ME$34,970-1.0%
Helena, MT$34,960-1.0%
Gainesville, GA$34,950-1.0%
Homosassa Springs, FL$34,920-1.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,900-1.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$34,880-1.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$34,880-1.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,850-1.3%
Kenosha, WI$34,840-1.4%
St. George, UT$34,800-1.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,770-1.6%
Anchorage, AK$34,760-1.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,700-1.8%
Casper, WY$34,660-1.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,640-1.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,610-2.0%
Billings, MT$34,590-2.1%
Grand Island, NE$34,590-2.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$34,580-2.1%
Dover, DE$34,560-2.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$34,560-2.2%
Ocala, FL$34,560-2.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,560-2.2%
Fairbanks-College, AK$34,530-2.2%
Ogden, UT$34,430-2.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,420-2.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,390-2.6%
Albuquerque, NM$34,380-2.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,380-2.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,320-2.8%
Mansfield, OH$34,270-3.0%
Charlottesville, VA$34,210-3.1%
Glens Falls, NY$34,200-3.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$34,180-3.2%
Savannah, GA$34,130-3.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$34,100-3.5%
Sandusky, OH$34,080-3.5%
Appleton, WI$34,060-3.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$34,010-3.7%
Elmira, NY$34,010-3.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,870-4.1%
Lexington Park, MD$33,840-4.2%
Tallahassee, FL$33,760-4.4%
Eau Claire, WI$33,680-4.6%
Richmond, VA$33,650-4.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$33,640-4.8%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,610-4.8%
St. Cloud, MN$33,540-5.0%
Decatur, IL$33,450-5.3%
Mankato, MN$33,440-5.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$33,430-5.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$33,370-5.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$33,330-5.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$33,250-5.9%
Midland, TX$33,200-6.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,120-6.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$33,110-6.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$33,060-6.4%
Green Bay, WI$32,720-7.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$32,580-7.8%
Rockford, IL$32,530-7.9%
Springfield, IL$32,530-7.9%
Dubuque, IA$32,520-7.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$32,400-8.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$32,390-8.3%
Las Cruces, NM$32,360-8.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$32,340-8.4%
Sebring, FL$32,330-8.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$32,230-8.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$32,210-8.8%
Reno, NV$32,180-8.9%
Columbus, IN$32,150-9.0%
Harrisonburg, VA$32,150-9.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$32,150-9.0%
Peoria, IL$32,140-9.0%
Asheville, NC$32,110-9.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$32,090-9.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$32,050-9.3%
Bloomington, IL$32,030-9.3%
Traverse City, MI$31,980-9.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$31,920-9.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,850-9.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$31,840-9.9%
Springfield, OH$31,840-9.9%
Warner Robins, GA$31,830-9.9%
Wilmington, NC$31,830-9.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$31,720-10.2%
Wausau, WI$31,720-10.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$31,620-10.5%
Lancaster, PA$31,580-10.6%
Reading, PA$31,580-10.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$31,550-10.7%
Flint, MI$31,510-10.8%
Gettysburg, PA$31,500-10.8%
Salisbury, MD$31,460-10.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$31,420-11.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$31,410-11.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$31,370-11.2%
Lawrence, KS$31,350-11.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$31,330-11.3%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,290-11.4%
State College, PA$31,210-11.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,200-11.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200-11.7%
Kankakee, IL$31,200-11.7%
Lebanon, PA$31,200-11.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,190-11.7%
Jackson, MI$31,120-11.9%
York-Hanover, PA$31,100-11.9%
Farmington, NM$31,030-12.1%
Knoxville, TN$30,960-12.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$30,940-12.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$30,850-12.7%
Sheboygan, WI$30,810-12.8%
Lynchburg, VA$30,800-12.8%
Roanoke, VA$30,790-12.8%
Albany, GA$30,740-13.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30,740-13.0%
Hinesville, GA$30,690-13.1%
Rapid City, SD$30,670-13.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$30,640-13.3%
Morgantown, WV$30,620-13.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,560-13.5%
Odessa, TX$30,550-13.5%
Great Falls, MT$30,490-13.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$30,490-13.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,490-13.7%
Virgin Islands$30,460-13.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$30,460-13.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,430-13.8%
Logan, UT-ID$30,400-13.9%
Tulsa, OK$30,370-14.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,360-14.0%
Bloomington, IN$30,340-14.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$30,310-14.2%
Altoona, PA$30,300-14.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,300-14.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,300-14.2%
Topeka, KS$30,300-14.2%
Columbia, SC$30,260-14.3%
Kokomo, IN$30,160-14.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$30,160-14.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$30,120-14.7%
Dalton, GA$30,100-14.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$30,100-14.8%
Monroe, MI$30,060-14.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,970-15.1%
Twin Falls, ID$29,960-15.2%
Wichita, KS$29,940-15.2%
Ames, IA$29,900-15.3%
Chambersburg, PA$29,890-15.4%
Huntsville, AL$29,850-15.5%
Lima, OH$29,720-15.9%
Columbia, MO$29,710-15.9%
Burlington, NC$29,660-16.0%
Battle Creek, MI$29,650-16.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,640-16.1%
Niles, MI$29,640-16.1%
Erie, PA$29,620-16.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,500-16.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,470-16.6%
Spartanburg, SC$29,460-16.6%
Rome, GA$29,450-16.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$29,340-16.9%
Beckley, WV$29,290-17.1%
Pocatello, ID$29,290-17.1%
Manhattan, KS$29,270-17.1%
Birmingham, AL$29,260-17.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$29,210-17.3%
Jefferson City, MO$29,200-17.3%
Florence, SC$29,180-17.4%
Amarillo, TX$29,160-17.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,040-17.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$29,030-17.8%
Valdosta, GA$29,020-17.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$29,010-17.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$29,000-17.9%
Saginaw, MI$28,960-18.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,960-18.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,860-18.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$28,850-18.3%
Bay City, MI$28,790-18.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$28,770-18.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,700-18.7%
Waco, TX$28,690-18.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,640-18.9%
San Angelo, TX$28,640-18.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX$28,620-19.0%
Terre Haute, IN$28,610-19.0%
Lubbock, TX$28,550-19.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,530-19.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,490-19.3%
Williamsport, PA$28,480-19.4%
Evansville, IN$28,440-19.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$28,430-19.5%
Mobile, AL$28,390-19.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$28,270-20.0%
Abilene, TX$28,250-20.0%
Greenville, NC$28,240-20.0%
Sumter, SC$28,230-20.1%
Decatur, AL$28,180-20.2%
Tyler, TX$28,150-20.3%
Goldsboro, NC$28,130-20.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,020-20.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,980-20.8%
Charleston, WV$27,970-20.8%
Jacksonville, NC$27,900-21.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,880-21.1%
Muncie, IN$27,860-21.1%
Laredo, TX$27,780-21.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,680-21.6%
Victoria, TX$27,680-21.6%
Fayetteville, NC$27,590-21.9%
Jonesboro, AR$27,580-21.9%
Montgomery, AL$27,420-22.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,410-22.4%
Eagle Pass, TX$27,390-22.5%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,370-22.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$27,340-22.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,290-22.7%
Midland, MI$27,290-22.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,290-22.7%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$27,230-22.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$27,210-23.0%
Jackson, MS$27,200-23.0%
Lawton, OK$27,130-23.2%
Owensboro, KY$27,130-23.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,030-23.5%
Morristown, TN$27,020-23.5%
Jackson, TN$26,970-23.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$26,960-23.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$26,900-23.8%
Johnson City, TN$26,850-24.0%
Dothan, AL$26,580-24.7%
Bowling Green, KY$26,410-25.2%
Hot Springs, AR$26,340-25.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,200-25.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$26,180-25.9%
Longview, TX$26,150-26.0%
Gadsden, AL$26,050-26.2%
El Paso, TX$25,810-26.9%
Cleveland, TN$25,430-28.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$24,960-29.3%
Johnstown, PA$24,920-29.4%
Enid, OK$24,810-29.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$24,450-30.8%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$24,380-31.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$24,370-31.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$23,600-33.2%
Lake Charles, LA$23,380-33.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$22,980-34.9%
Lafayette, LA$22,920-35.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,810-35.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,800-35.4%
Hammond, LA$22,740-35.6%
Guayama, PR$22,500-36.3%
Monroe, LA$22,430-36.5%
Puerto Rico$22,400-36.6%
Arecibo, PR$22,300-36.9%
Aguadilla, PR$22,290-36.9%
Alexandria, LA$22,080-37.5%
Mayaguez, PR$22,050-37.6%
Ponce, PR$21,960-37.8%
Guam$21,820-38.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.