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Food Preparation Workers Salary by City (2024)

393 metro areas · National average: $32,316 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Food Preparation Workers salaries across 393 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Kahului, HI $47,010
Napa, CA $44,210
San Jose, CA $44,070
Boulder, CO $43,100
Seattle, WA $42,840
Santa Rosa, CA $42,250
San Francisco, CA $42,070
Mount Vernon, WA $41,370
Salinas, CA $41,180
Boston, MA $41,050
Denver, CO $40,560
Bremerton, WA $40,390
Olympia, WA $40,360
Vallejo, CA $40,340
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,320
San Diego, CA $40,310
Los Angeles, CA $40,290
New Haven, CT $40,080
Hanford, CA $40,040
Barnstable Town, MA $40,030
Sacramento, CA $40,000
Santa Maria, CA $39,900
Burlington, VT $39,780
San Luis Obispo, CA $39,680
Riverside, CA $39,630
Fort Collins, CO $39,510
Bellingham, WA $39,480
El Centro, CA $39,410
Stockton, CA $39,400
Oxnard, CA $39,380
Greeley, CO $39,280
Modesto, CA $39,140
Amherst Town, MA $39,100
Santa Cruz, CA $39,020
New York, NY $38,960
Fresno, CA $38,880
Worcester, MA $38,740
Portland, OR $38,720
Merced, CA $38,680
Kennewick, WA $38,670
Colorado Springs, CO $38,600
Wenatchee, WA $38,580
Bridgeport, CT $38,280
Yakima, WA $38,220
Springfield, MA $38,130
Pittsfield, MA $38,010
Bend, OR $37,860
Longview, WA $37,840
Portland, ME $37,750
Anchorage, AK $37,660
Providence, RI $37,650
Spokane, WA $37,600
Chico, CA $37,550
Phoenix, AZ $37,430
Bakersfield, CA $37,410
Flagstaff, AZ $37,350
Carson City, NV $37,340
Visalia, CA $37,190
Yuba City, CA $37,120
Redding, CA $37,080
Salem, OR $36,910
Fairbanks, AK $36,870
Naples, FL $36,820
Washington, DC $36,720
Kingston, NY $36,690
Ithaca, NY $36,650
Chicago, IL $36,560
Walla Walla, WA $36,550
Kiryas Joel, NY $36,490
Grand Junction, CO $36,390
Hartford, CT $36,360
North Port, FL $36,360
Trenton, NJ $36,310
Pueblo, CO $36,280
Albany, OR $36,160
Grants Pass, OR $36,090
Waterbury, CT $36,080
Minneapolis, MN $35,940
Norwich, CT $35,930
Albany, NY $35,900
Medford, OR $35,880
Bismarck, ND $35,870
Atlantic City, NJ $35,830
Bozeman, MT $35,800
Santa Fe, NM $35,740
Bangor, ME $35,730
Eugene, OR $35,640
Baltimore, MD $35,590
Binghamton, NY $35,590
Rochester, MN $35,570
Fargo, ND $35,470
Crestview, FL $35,350
Prescott Valley, AZ $35,340
Syracuse, NY $35,280
Lewiston, ME $35,260
Rochester, NY $35,260
Buffalo, NY $35,250
Watertown, NY $35,230
Glens Falls, NY $35,210
Corvallis, OR $35,120
Madison, WI $35,070
Vineland, NJ $35,060
Port St. Lucie, FL $35,040
Miami, FL $35,030
Las Vegas, NV $34,940
Utica, NY $34,910
Sebastian, FL $34,850
Detroit, MI $34,840
Cape Coral, FL $34,780
Minot, ND $34,770
Charlottesville, VA $34,720
Punta Gorda, FL $34,720
Jacksonville, FL $34,710
Reno, NV $34,710
Tucson, AZ $34,670
Ann Arbor, MI $34,660
Columbus, OH $34,620
Philadelphia, PA $34,410
Lexington Park, MD $34,400
Mankato, MN $34,370
St. Louis, MO $34,350
Tampa, FL $34,310
Elmira, NY $34,290
Wildwood, FL $34,230
Cheyenne, WY $34,130
Milwaukee, WI $34,120
Atlanta, GA $34,100
Champaign, IL $34,020
Provo, UT $33,990
Deltona, FL $33,890
Grand Forks, ND $33,890
Lakeland, FL $33,870
Orlando, FL $33,870
Gainesville, FL $33,830
Lewiston, ID $33,820
St. Cloud, MN $33,760
Salisbury, MD $33,710
Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,650
Grand Rapids, MI $33,600
Ocala, FL $33,600
Yuma, AZ $33,600
Ogden, UT $33,580
Peoria, IL $33,500
Rockford, IL $33,500
Kenosha, WI $33,490
Gainesville, GA $33,480
Omaha, NE $33,380
Sierra Vista, AZ $33,360
Missoula, MT $33,340
Traverse City, MI $33,340
Akron, OH $33,320
Springfield, IL $33,320
Austin, TX $33,280
Panama City, FL $33,270
Lincoln, NE $33,260
Richmond, VA $33,250
Bloomington, IL $33,210
Salt Lake City, UT $33,210
Cleveland, OH $33,200
Kansas City, MO $33,190
Charleston, SC $33,110
Pensacola, FL $33,100
Manchester, NH $33,090
Hagerstown, MD $32,990
Homosassa Springs, FL $32,970
Duluth, MN $32,940
Nashville, TN $32,940
Dayton, OH $32,930
Toledo, OH $32,920
Tallahassee, FL $32,860
Indianapolis, IN $32,830
Palm Bay, FL $32,830
Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,820
St. George, UT $32,800
Asheville, NC $32,750
Lansing, MI $32,670
Casper, WY $32,620
Decatur, IL $32,620
Savannah, GA $32,590
Allentown, PA $32,570
Hilton Head Island, SC $32,570
Springfield, MO $32,560
Appleton, WI $32,550
Grand Island, NE $32,540
Wilmington, NC $32,510
Boise City, ID $32,490
La Crosse, WI $32,480
Eau Claire, WI $32,460
Durham, NC $32,440
Harrisonburg, VA $32,410
Dover, DE $32,380
Billings, MT $32,320
Winchester, VA $32,270
Sebring, FL $32,230
Saginaw, MI $32,190
Fayetteville, AR $32,090
Kankakee, IL $32,050
Sheboygan, WI $32,050
Virginia Beach, VA $32,050
Cincinnati, OH $32,020
Sandusky, OH $31,870
Houston, TX $31,840
Staunton, VA $31,840
Kalamazoo, MI $31,830
Dallas, TX $31,800
Reading, PA $31,790
Dubuque, IA $31,760
Battle Creek, MI $31,710
Harrisburg, PA $31,710
Gettysburg, PA $31,700
Helena, MT $31,690
Logan, UT $31,680
South Bend, IN $31,650
Flint, MI $31,620
San Antonio, TX $31,610
Lancaster, PA $31,550
Iowa City, IA $31,520
Midland, MI $31,510
Des Moines, IA $31,490
Oshkosh, WI $31,480
Niles, MI $31,450
Canton, OH $31,430
Wausau, WI $31,410
Davenport, IA $31,370
Warner Robins, GA $31,340
Bloomington, IN $31,320
Elkhart, IN $31,300
Mansfield, OH $31,280
Charlotte, NC $31,250
State College, PA $31,250
Albuquerque, NM $31,230
Sioux Falls, SD $31,220
Green Bay, WI $31,210
Midland, TX $31,210
Columbia, SC $31,170
Springfield, OH $31,120
Topeka, KS $31,120
Waterloo, IA $31,070
Fort Wayne, IN $31,020
Rome, GA $31,020
Brunswick, GA $31,000
Ames, IA $30,980
Kokomo, IN $30,980
Joplin, MO $30,970
Morgantown, WV $30,970
Augusta, GA $30,930
Racine, WI $30,910
Twin Falls, ID $30,860
Erie, PA $30,810
Las Cruces, NM $30,810
Columbia, MO $30,780
Monroe, MI $30,780
Macon, GA $30,770
Columbus, IN $30,750
Janesville, WI $30,740
St. Joseph, MO $30,730
Athens, GA $30,720
Greensboro, NC $30,690
Michigan City, IN $30,680
Chambersburg, PA $30,640
Pittsburgh, PA $30,640
Rapid City, SD $30,630
Jackson, MI $30,600
Fond du Lac, WI $30,590
Sioux City, IA $30,580
Knoxville, TN $30,560
Spartanburg, SC $30,550
Lawrence, KS $30,540
Roanoke, VA $30,490
Great Falls, MT $30,450
Cape Girardeau, MO $30,390
Wichita, KS $30,380
Lebanon, PA $30,360
Lynchburg, VA $30,220
Dalton, GA $30,180
Farmington, NM $30,130
Lima, OH $30,130
Myrtle Beach, SC $30,080
Jonesboro, AR $30,070
York, PA $30,070
Hinesville, GA $30,050
Jefferson City, MO $29,930
Albany, GA $29,850
Muskegon, MI $29,820
Scranton, PA $29,750
Raleigh, NC $29,730
Cedar Rapids, IA $29,710
Lafayette, IN $29,700
Greenville, SC $29,680
Youngstown, OH $29,660
Idaho Falls, ID $29,600
Blacksburg, VA $29,570
Williamsport, PA $29,570
Evansville, IN $29,530
Valdosta, GA $29,520
Kingsport, TN $29,400
Oklahoma City, OK $29,400
Altoona, PA $29,360
Chattanooga, TN $29,290
Burlington, NC $29,280
Memphis, TN $29,270
Winston, NC $29,210
Little Rock, AR $29,080
Pocatello, ID $29,050
Odessa, TX $29,000
Bay City, MI $28,990
Hickory, NC $28,880
Florence, SC $28,840
Columbus, GA $28,810
Birmingham, AL $28,790
Pinehurst, NC $28,760
Muncie, IN $28,730
Terre Haute, IN $28,730
Hot Springs, AR $28,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $28,500
Manhattan, KS $28,360
Tuscaloosa, AL $28,270
Huntsville, AL $28,240
Greenville, NC $28,210
Wheeling, WV $28,190
Charleston, WV $28,170
Jacksonville, NC $28,170
Waco, TX $28,070
College Station, TX $28,060
Weirton, WV $28,040
Fayetteville, NC $28,010
Corpus Christi, TX $27,940
Hattiesburg, MS $27,940
Parkersburg, WV $27,910
Daphne, AL $27,870
Killeen, TX $27,820
Victoria, TX $27,800
Goldsboro, NC $27,790
Cleveland, TN $27,710
Fort Smith, AR $27,690
Lexington, KY $27,650
Beaumont, TX $27,610
Jackson, TN $27,610
Rocky Mount, NC $27,610
Sherman, TX $27,570
Morristown, TN $27,490
Abilene, TX $27,260
Clarksville, TN $27,170
Johnstown, PA $27,160
Sumter, SC $27,160
Johnson City, TN $27,150
Amarillo, TX $26,970
Auburn, AL $26,900
Jackson, MS $26,830
Wichita Falls, TX $26,790
Laredo, TX $26,680
San Angelo, TX $26,680
Lubbock, TX $26,590
Enid, OK $26,500
Tyler, TX $26,490
Bowling Green, KY $26,330
Mobile, AL $26,220
Decatur, AL $26,130
Baton Rouge, LA $26,010
Paducah, KY $25,990
Longview, TX $25,960
McAllen, TX $25,960
Beckley, WV $25,930
New Orleans, LA $25,910
Lawton, OK $25,780
Tulsa, OK $25,730
Florence, AL $25,610
El Paso, TX $25,590
Anniston, AL $25,560
Owensboro, KY $25,560
Lake Charles, LA $25,530
Gulfport, MS $25,520
Montgomery, AL $25,450
Elizabethtown, KY $25,330
Eagle Pass, TX $25,120
Brownsville, TX $25,080
Gadsden, AL $25,080
Dothan, AL $25,030
Huntington, WV $24,960
Lafayette, LA $24,720
Slidell, LA $24,470
Shreveport, LA $24,350
Texarkana, TX $24,270
Alexandria, LA $23,750
Hammond, LA $23,660
Houma, LA $23,550
Monroe, LA $23,030
San Juan, PR $22,340
Ponce, PR $21,650
Arecibo, PR $21,550
Mayaguez, PR $20,890
Aguadilla, PR $20,710
Guayama, PR $20,490