Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$34,130

National average

Salary Range

$22,720 – $49,230

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,630$29,390$96,010
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,690$35,710$63,820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$43,570$37,460$61,240
District of Columbia$42,960$35,920$72,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42,100$35,940$59,760
Washington$41,330$34,580$61,390
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$39,530$34,970$58,220
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$39,210$30,820$78,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$39,060$29,120$76,510
Napa, CA$39,030$35,090$62,700
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$39,000$34,910$57,880
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,760$34,070$58,070
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,710$35,130$58,210
Vermont$38,450$30,310$73,590
Boulder, CO$38,410$32,210$65,090
Bellingham, WA$38,320$34,440$57,490
Vallejo, CA$38,080$34,990$50,130
Salinas, CA$38,000$34,170$57,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$37,990$30,160$68,160
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$37,740$34,090$55,940
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$37,710$34,180$55,800
Hawaii$37,640$29,120$74,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37,560$31,950$67,860
California$37,540$34,110$54,820
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$37,540$30,140$65,570
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,530$30,750$60,440
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,480$30,720$64,690
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$37,370$33,940$58,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,300$34,330$51,930
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,270$34,470$57,310
Kingston, NY$37,260$31,200$65,350
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,170$33,420$53,250
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,170$32,470$58,820
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,170$34,150$56,840
Barnstable Town, MA$37,130$33,110$58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$37,040$29,990$73,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,000$30,800$60,200
New York$36,990$31,940$65,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$36,960$34,390$52,610
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$36,920$33,280$47,700
Colorado$36,880$30,150$60,550
Modesto, CA$36,810$33,600$47,510
Massachusetts$36,780$31,950$57,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$36,770$33,810$48,220
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$36,730$33,090$57,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,720$33,500$50,800
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$36,670$33,760$49,870
Ithaca, NY$36,660$31,200$60,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,640$33,610$54,810
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,630$31,200$62,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$36,570$33,760$48,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,520$33,280$48,880
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,520$29,120$70,250
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,450$34,280$50,680
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$36,370$31,570$51,360
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,370$33,140$59,640
Yuba City, CA$36,370$33,280$46,220
Maine$36,340$30,300$60,990
Yakima, WA$36,340$33,860$50,820
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,330$33,330$49,280
El Centro, CA$36,320$33,280$47,490
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,300$33,960$51,010
Stockton-Lodi, CA$36,290$33,280$47,140
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,280$33,860$53,650
Anchorage, AK$36,260$24,700$58,740
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,220$31,470$59,500
Merced, CA$36,200$33,280$46,500
Walla Walla, WA$36,170$33,860$51,080
Alaska$36,150$24,560$57,390
New Jersey$36,130$31,470$59,050
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$36,120$22,450$58,240
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$36,110$31,200$62,260
Visalia, CA$36,040$33,280$45,760
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$36,030$29,990$61,190
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,970$31,200$61,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$35,960$24,600$56,480
Redding, CA$35,930$33,280$46,380
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$35,920$33,280$46,500
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$35,890$29,990$59,640
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$35,810$29,990$59,220
Chico, CA$35,790$33,280$46,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,680$30,570$60,410
Fresno, CA$35,680$33,280$47,260
New Hampshire$35,650$22,620$57,570
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$35,640$30,050$58,880
Worcester, MA$35,630$31,410$51,880
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,600$31,470$57,940
Oregon$35,600$30,350$51,600
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,500$27,410$61,220
Connecticut$35,480$32,640$58,430
Syracuse, NY$35,470$31,200$60,200
Flagstaff, AZ$35,460$30,330$55,650
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,450$31,200$60,320
Colorado Springs, CO$35,450$29,990$58,360
Bend, OR$35,380$30,760$51,370
Glens Falls, NY$35,370$31,200$60,880
Arizona$35,330$30,240$58,920
Bangor, ME$35,310$30,060$57,530
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,280$32,640$59,240
Rochester, NY$35,270$31,200$59,330
Pittsfield, MA$35,240$31,200$52,220
Rhode Island$35,240$29,120$59,110
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$35,180$31,200$58,990
Grants Pass, OR$35,160$30,740$48,820
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,160$30,130$57,060
New Haven, CT$35,150$32,640$58,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$35,140$31,200$60,330
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,130$29,120$56,280
Fairbanks-College, AK$35,130$24,400$50,580
Salem, OR$35,120$30,390$50,650
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,060$29,850$56,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,030$32,640$58,490
Springfield, MA$35,010$31,200$49,660
Binghamton, NY$34,970$31,200$59,390
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,930$32,640$52,210
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$34,930$32,640$53,360
Maryland$34,900$31,200$49,170
Vineland, NJ$34,850$31,470$49,910
Utica-Rome, NY$34,850$31,200$58,810
Greeley, CO$34,840$29,990$57,140
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$34,840$29,990$51,900
Charlottesville, VA$34,820$27,980$56,460
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$34,720$23,010$52,180
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,700$31,200$48,720
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$34,700$22,630$55,440
Manchester-Nashua, NH$34,620$22,100$57,930
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$34,540$23,990$46,990
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$34,530$31,200$57,610
Bozeman, MT$34,510$23,250$51,200
Traverse City, MI$34,330$23,370$51,020
Santa Fe, NM$34,270$28,110$52,000
Delaware$34,200$27,560$49,720
Elmira, NY$34,160$31,200$58,050
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,140$29,780$46,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,070$23,050$49,470
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$34,070$27,560$48,920
Medford, OR$34,060$29,910$48,080
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$34,040$29,850$46,940
Pueblo, CO$34,000$29,990$55,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$34,000$29,120$47,200
Ann Arbor, MI$33,990$24,490$49,970
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$33,960$31,200$47,910
Tucson, AZ$33,900$29,850$50,340
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$33,900$29,470$46,730
Grand Junction, CO$33,880$29,990$55,810
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$33,870$29,220$46,840
Lewiston, ID-WA$33,860$21,870$45,560
Albany, OR$33,850$30,070$46,630
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$33,780$29,110$46,540
Virginia$33,710$27,030$54,490
Lexington Park, MD$33,420$31,200$47,020
Corvallis, OR$33,330$29,590$46,660
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,250$29,850$49,780
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$33,040$26,440$54,500
Omaha, NE-IA$33,010$24,960$47,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$33,000$25,560$57,690
Minnesota$32,830$23,450$46,190
Illinois$32,690$29,120$46,530
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$32,310$23,430$48,930
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$32,150$23,410$49,330
Madison, WI$32,140$21,520$48,220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$32,100$25,850$49,450
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$32,090$21,700$46,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$32,080$26,140$50,140
Battle Creek, MI$31,950$23,560$48,260
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$31,950$23,190$49,000
Bismarck, ND$31,890$21,880$46,140
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$31,880$22,030$46,340
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$31,750$21,130$47,800
Yuma, AZ$31,730$29,850$46,980
Richmond, VA$31,710$27,190$48,660
Rochester, MN$31,640$23,240$45,500
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$31,610$25,830$55,660
Nevada$31,590$23,220$47,990
Carson City, NV$31,550$23,910$44,870
Fargo, ND-MN$31,480$21,710$46,640
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,470$22,020$46,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$31,370$29,850$47,150
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$31,340$25,560$50,850
North Dakota$31,270$21,570$46,640
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$31,220$21,780$47,480
Salisbury, MD$31,200$31,200$44,860
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$31,200$20,920$46,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200$24,280$45,430
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$31,160$21,100$51,050
Florida$31,140$25,560$49,800
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$31,140$26,000$50,470
Michigan$31,100$23,280$48,420
Niles, MI$31,070$22,980$51,260
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$31,060$23,250$48,040
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$31,040$24,960$51,070
Columbus, OH$31,030$23,900$46,930
Mankato, MN$31,000$22,660$43,960
Nebraska$30,980$24,960$45,970
Punta Gorda, FL$30,890$25,430$51,990
Reno, NV$30,880$23,470$45,360
Minot, ND$30,810$21,920$45,910
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$30,720$19,890$46,970
Kankakee, IL$30,670$29,120$39,080
Dover, DE$30,660$27,560$45,980
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$30,640$23,250$47,950
Lincoln, NE$30,610$24,960$46,050
St. Louis, MO-IL$30,600$25,580$44,910
Grand Island, NE$30,590$24,960$45,320
Coeur d'Alene, ID$30,520$19,110$46,800
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,470$25,360$49,250
Champaign-Urbana, IL$30,450$29,120$45,690
Saginaw, MI$30,440$22,910$47,680
St. Cloud, MN$30,420$22,710$43,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$30,400$18,280$51,100
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,380$27,450$40,510
Midland, MI$30,380$23,520$47,390
Utah$30,350$21,690$45,830
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$30,350$20,720$47,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN$30,350$21,520$45,320
Rockford, IL$30,330$29,120$42,510
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,320$23,390$46,620
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,320$25,580$46,500
St. George, UT$30,310$21,390$44,720
Missoula, MT$30,310$21,780$45,900
Ames, IA$30,300$19,700$48,220
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$30,280$24,960$50,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,270$21,300$47,030
Monroe, MI$30,250$23,450$46,810
Albuquerque, NM$30,240$27,190$46,280
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$30,230$29,120$42,460
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$30,220$20,180$48,780
Peoria, IL$30,170$29,120$43,190
Jackson, MI$30,170$22,940$47,880
Billings, MT$30,160$22,040$45,220
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$30,100$22,760$43,570
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$30,100$22,880$43,590
Springfield, IL$30,090$29,120$44,510
Boise City, ID$30,070$19,670$46,260
Iowa City, IA$30,070$18,570$46,640
Jacksonville, FL$30,070$25,480$46,940
Harrisonburg, VA$30,060$26,900$48,850
Pennsylvania$30,030$21,020$46,730
Flint, MI$30,030$23,080$45,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,020$21,530$45,720
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$30,020$26,340$46,940
Asheville, NC$29,990$19,290$48,370
Bloomington, IL$29,990$29,120$43,050
Cleveland, OH$29,980$23,380$46,210
Winchester, VA-WV$29,980$26,090$47,590
Cheyenne, WY$29,970$18,600$47,390
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29,960$26,710$48,470
Montana$29,960$21,750$46,020
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$29,960$22,630$48,090
Decatur, IL$29,950$29,120$40,600
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,950$29,120$41,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$29,950$22,830$43,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$29,930$18,550$44,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$29,920$24,960$44,520
New Mexico$29,860$26,490$46,080
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29,820$24,960$47,930
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,820$20,560$43,250
Missouri$29,820$25,580$43,530
Wisconsin$29,820$20,580$45,640
Wyoming$29,820$18,230$48,100
Virgin Islands$29,820$23,050$66,450
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$29,820$22,750$44,250
Ogden, UT$29,810$21,860$45,050
Pittsburgh, PA$29,800$20,500$45,640
South Dakota$29,800$26,320$39,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$29,800$24,960$42,590
Dubuque, IA$29,790$19,530$44,870
Sheboygan, WI$29,780$19,520$45,560
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,780$20,040$44,680
Gainesville, FL$29,780$24,960$46,710
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$29,780$22,580$47,560
Lancaster, PA$29,770$21,650$45,770
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,770$29,120$42,170
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,740$29,120$40,470
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,730$20,050$47,320
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$29,730$20,910$46,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,710$21,540$46,270
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$29,700$24,960$47,970
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,690$23,320$45,390
Midland, TX$29,630$20,980$46,010
Rapid City, SD$29,620$26,350$38,930
Kenosha, WI$29,590$20,760$44,990
Duluth, MN-WI$29,580$22,570$43,540
Reading, PA$29,560$21,160$45,830
Idaho$29,560$18,760$44,990
Casper, WY$29,540$17,900$46,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$29,520$25,560$38,420
Ohio$29,510$23,090$45,800
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$29,510$22,330$46,660
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$29,500$22,530$47,370
Iowa$29,490$19,170$45,070
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$29,480$26,080$47,240
Green Bay, WI$29,480$18,720$44,520
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$29,480$25,810$47,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$29,450$20,200$45,210
Helena, MT$29,440$21,630$45,520
Gettysburg, PA$29,420$19,640$45,670
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$29,420$26,340$47,030
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$29,410$22,240$43,240
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$29,390$18,170$46,390
Appleton, WI$29,380$20,470$44,730
York-Hanover, PA$29,370$20,390$45,360
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$29,350$21,990$43,750
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$29,350$21,480$45,260
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$29,340$19,650$45,200
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$29,320$21,610$45,580
Tennessee$29,290$20,120$45,640
Lebanon, PA$29,290$20,800$44,910
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,270$21,290$40,430
State College, PA$29,260$20,740$46,040
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$29,260$24,960$43,840
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$29,240$17,550$47,190
Knoxville, TN$29,230$20,500$44,680
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$29,230$26,050$45,300
Toledo, OH$29,220$22,600$45,640
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$29,200$18,270$44,030
Roanoke, VA$29,190$24,960$47,420
Logan, UT-ID$29,190$21,980$41,050
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$29,180$19,510$44,470
Akron, OH$29,180$23,150$45,640
Eau Claire, WI$29,180$20,030$44,120
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$29,170$18,090$45,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$29,150$20,850$46,040
Lawrence, KS$29,150$21,260$46,890
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,130$24,960$45,500
Wausau, WI$29,120$20,080$43,910
Indiana$29,120$20,820$43,800
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$29,110$20,790$45,250
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$29,060$17,990$44,580
North Carolina$29,050$19,400$46,510
Fond du Lac, WI$29,050$20,030$43,540
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$29,050$25,240$37,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,030$19,880$44,370
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$29,020$26,000$46,250
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$28,990$19,050$44,290
Fort Wayne, IN$28,970$20,310$43,130
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$28,950$25,470$46,640
Great Falls, MT$28,950$21,490$44,120
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$28,940$21,090$43,170
Sandusky, OH$28,920$22,860$45,650
Kokomo, IN$28,920$20,800$41,220
Las Cruces, NM$28,920$25,630$44,520
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$28,920$18,460$42,120
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,880$18,460$43,800
Bloomington, IN$28,880$19,650$42,830
Twin Falls, ID$28,870$18,700$43,570
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$28,870$17,970$43,680
Idaho Falls, ID$28,860$18,240$43,650
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$28,860$26,170$43,460
Chambersburg, PA$28,810$19,440$44,680
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,780$22,630$44,850
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,770$25,580$38,170
Georgia$28,770$18,280$44,100
Janesville-Beloit, WI$28,770$18,830$43,240
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$28,770$22,600$45,760
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$28,770$17,250$42,600
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$28,760$26,000$44,690
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$28,750$21,680$42,770
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28,740$24,960$47,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$28,730$20,220$44,300
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$28,720$19,050$42,730
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$28,710$18,180$51,570
Bay City, MI$28,710$22,880$45,120
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$28,710$18,370$44,480
Kansas$28,680$19,940$46,130
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$28,670$24,960$47,550
Wilmington, NC$28,670$18,240$46,100
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$28,660$18,820$44,060
Topeka, KS$28,640$20,800$46,430
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$28,640$18,930$40,150
Ocala, FL$28,630$24,960$46,050
Homosassa Springs, FL$28,630$24,960$47,170
Savannah, GA$28,610$17,820$45,860
Springfield, MO$28,610$25,580$38,640
Lynchburg, VA$28,610$25,540$45,740
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$28,600$18,610$39,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$28,590$18,660$39,830
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$28,590$19,170$39,420
Williamsport, PA$28,580$19,040$44,000
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$28,580$18,260$38,530
Columbia, MO$28,560$25,580$39,870
Springfield, OH$28,550$22,730$43,030
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$28,540$17,560$44,520
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$28,510$18,020$41,820
Chattanooga, TN-GA$28,500$18,450$44,460
Farmington, NM$28,500$25,890$42,020
Lexington-Fayette, KY$28,500$17,800$45,100
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$28,490$18,570$44,950
Winston-Salem, NC$28,490$18,780$44,520
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,480$25,580$38,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC$28,470$21,320$44,920
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$28,460$25,580$40,960
Texas$28,440$19,170$44,930
Pocatello, ID$28,430$17,860$41,180
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,430$19,840$41,600
Erie, PA$28,360$18,240$43,490
Gainesville, GA$28,360$17,830$43,790
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$28,360$18,410$38,530
Lima, OH$28,350$22,580$43,400
Morgantown, WV$28,340$21,320$45,550
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$28,330$22,590$43,560
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$28,290$21,070$39,310
Mansfield, OH$28,270$22,330$43,690
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$28,260$24,710$39,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$28,240$22,210$43,350
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$28,240$22,520$42,420
Huntsville, AL$28,220$20,380$40,130
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$28,190$22,630$42,490
Odessa, TX$28,180$19,440$43,060
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$28,180$16,600$42,890
Wichita, KS$28,170$20,420$47,010
Evansville, IN$28,160$19,470$38,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$28,160$17,670$43,630
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,140$21,530$43,410
Sebring, FL$28,120$24,960$45,540
Tallahassee, FL$28,120$24,960$45,050
Jefferson City, MO$28,110$25,580$37,760
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$28,100$18,660$43,840
Columbus, IN$28,080$19,950$38,240
Jackson, TN$28,070$19,250$39,560
Manhattan, KS$28,070$19,760$44,610
Joplin, MO-KS$28,030$25,580$37,210
Muncie, IN$28,030$19,720$39,800
Youngstown-Warren, OH$28,010$22,220$42,640
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$27,970$18,730$38,500
Spartanburg, SC$27,960$18,080$39,240
Paducah, KY-IL$27,940$16,730$38,690
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,930$21,880$42,690
Burlington, NC$27,920$18,680$43,800
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$27,910$25,580$36,970
Waco, TX$27,890$19,600$41,600
Morristown, TN$27,890$19,850$38,120
South Carolina$27,870$17,460$43,040
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$27,870$22,700$42,200
Kentucky$27,840$18,120$41,340
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$27,820$25,580$36,940
Bowling Green, KY$27,810$17,810$38,180
Greenville, NC$27,810$18,280$41,520
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$27,810$17,430$43,390
Birmingham, AL$27,800$18,850$39,530
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$27,790$25,580$37,960
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,770$19,040$41,650
Elizabethtown, KY$27,760$18,510$37,430
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$27,690$18,100$43,400
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,630$18,600$41,760
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$27,610$19,170$38,410
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,590$20,040$39,650
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$27,570$18,830$39,040
Tulsa, OK$27,500$18,320$44,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$27,480$18,620$43,360
Columbia, SC$27,480$17,700$40,690
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$27,480$17,210$43,410
Rome, GA$27,460$17,950$39,270
Altoona, PA$27,450$18,630$40,690
Johnson City, TN$27,440$18,860$41,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$27,430$15,790$40,730
Jonesboro, AR$27,430$23,680$36,970
Tuscaloosa, AL$27,420$19,140$38,540
West Virginia$27,380$21,100$43,020
Amarillo, TX$27,370$18,110$40,980
Terre Haute, IN$27,340$18,530$38,190
Cleveland, TN$27,340$19,710$38,760
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,340$23,440$37,260
Arkansas$27,320$23,420$37,150
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$27,320$18,270$45,980
Athens-Clarke County, GA$27,300$16,810$39,700
Corpus Christi, TX$27,210$18,180$42,480
Fayetteville, NC$27,190$18,390$40,560
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$27,190$18,810$40,890
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$27,170$17,310$38,950
Wheeling, WV-OH$27,160$21,740$39,760
Killeen-Temple, TX$27,110$19,000$39,330
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$27,110$18,520$38,520
Goldsboro, NC$27,070$17,550$39,970
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,060$20,850$42,220
Macon-Bibb County, GA$27,060$17,010$38,550
Abilene, TX$27,050$18,400$39,810
Decatur, AL$27,050$19,110$37,470
Charleston, WV$27,020$21,110$41,810
Oklahoma City, OK$27,010$18,160$44,000
Owensboro, KY$27,010$17,820$37,470
Alabama$26,950$18,340$37,740
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$26,900$17,020$37,760
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$26,850$17,960$38,020
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,850$18,530$40,140
Tyler, TX$26,840$18,570$38,520
Hot Springs, AR$26,800$22,880$35,630
Wichita Falls, TX$26,780$17,890$38,970
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$26,770$23,330$35,260
Rocky Mount, NC$26,760$18,030$38,810
Johnstown, PA$26,730$16,950$40,280
Oklahoma$26,690$17,850$40,250
Hinesville, GA$26,690$18,520$37,520
Fort Smith, AR-OK$26,680$22,880$36,080
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,670$15,520$44,520
Lubbock, TX$26,670$17,720$37,840
San Angelo, TX$26,640$17,460$38,720
Warner Robins, GA$26,620$17,750$38,000
Jacksonville, NC$26,610$17,840$39,920
Victoria, TX$26,550$19,130$38,720
Auburn-Opelika, AL$26,540$17,930$37,530
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,520$18,220$42,610
Beckley, WV$26,470$20,610$40,790
Mobile, AL$26,450$17,440$37,380
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,450$17,970$40,890
Lawton, OK$26,410$17,210$38,540
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$26,410$23,230$35,620
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,410$17,810$39,580
Longview, TX$26,390$18,660$37,900
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$26,380$23,140$34,740
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$26,370$20,740$38,500
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$26,330$17,090$37,290
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$26,320$17,660$37,130
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$26,290$23,350$35,210
Montgomery, AL$26,230$19,170$37,140
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$26,210$17,790$37,250
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$26,180$20,800$38,150
Albany, GA$26,140$16,320$38,020
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$26,090$20,770$39,740
Columbus, GA-AL$26,020$16,900$37,210
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,990$18,360$41,260
Florence, SC$25,930$17,090$40,510
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$25,900$17,350$38,610
Dalton, GA$25,890$17,330$38,020
Texarkana, TX-AR$25,760$18,600$36,380
Valdosta, GA$25,740$16,960$36,600
El Paso, TX$25,590$17,220$37,690
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,310$18,140$38,240
Sumter, SC$25,080$16,520$35,710
Eagle Pass, TX$24,720$17,700$36,810
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$24,720$18,470$35,330
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$24,680$17,990$36,240
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$24,500$17,740$35,590
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$24,490$17,630$38,700
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$24,490$18,450$35,310
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$24,490$17,810$35,240
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$24,490$17,030$36,970
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$24,470$17,870$35,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$24,400$17,630$37,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$23,990$16,610$36,040
Laredo, TX$23,960$17,500$37,750
Baton Rouge, LA$23,940$15,080$38,680
Anniston-Oxford, AL$23,900$18,660$35,480
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$23,790$16,500$38,090
Enid, OK$23,770$16,690$39,740
Dothan, AL$23,750$17,670$35,960
Jackson, MS$23,690$17,810$37,340
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$23,620$17,990$34,610
Louisiana$23,570$15,180$38,610
Lake Charles, LA$23,550$15,720$37,700
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$23,520$17,130$36,030
Gadsden, AL$23,480$17,850$34,570
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$23,460$17,250$37,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$23,450$17,460$36,780
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$23,380$15,080$37,900
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$23,330$18,070$33,640
Mississippi$23,250$17,610$36,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$23,210$16,960$35,800
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$23,200$18,030$35,390
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$23,060$15,080$36,310
Hammond, LA$22,950$15,180$37,240
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$22,790$15,080$36,850
Lafayette, LA$22,790$15,080$37,090
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$22,760$17,440$36,010
Hattiesburg, MS$22,750$17,020$35,120
Alexandria, LA$22,670$15,600$36,880
Monroe, LA$22,370$15,080$35,110
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$22,350$17,330$35,260
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$22,320$17,390$34,270
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$22,260$17,430$34,790
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$22,210$15,480$36,920
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$22,150$15,790$33,980
Guam$21,960$19,990$28,110
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$21,910$15,440$33,760
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,580$19,900$35,570
Puerto Rico$21,340$19,760$34,210
Ponce, PR$20,930$19,760$29,490
Arecibo, PR$20,890$19,760$29,130
Guayama, PR$20,860$19,820$28,090
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$20,820$19,760$32,950
Mayaguez, PR$20,510$19,760$29,320
Aguadilla, PR$20,490$19,760$29,550

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations make?▾

The median annual salary for a Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations is $34,130, with a typical range of $22,720 – $49,230 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations?▾

Entry-level Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations positions typically start around $22,720 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupationss earn the most?▾

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupationss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.