Food Preparation Workers salary by location
National median: $35,320 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $46,680 | +32.2% | 720 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $45,580 | +29.0% | 5,930 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $43,830 | +24.1% | 11,060 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $42,810 | +21.2% | 620 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $42,640 | +20.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $41,750 | +18.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $41,000 | +16.1% | 14,470 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $40,910 | +15.8% | 19,510 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $40,140 | +13.6% | 510 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $40,030 | +13.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $39,770 | +12.6% | 44,930 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $39,690 | +12.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $39,660 | +12.3% | 9,630 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $39,600 | +12.1% | 3,970 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $39,470 | +11.7% | 6,640 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $39,400 | +11.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $39,350 | +11.4% | 112,750 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $39,150 | +10.8% | 530 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $39,110 | +10.7% | 830 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $38,980 | +10.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $38,960 | +10.3% | 12,080 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $38,900 | +10.1% | 13,620 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,840 | +10.0% | 930 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $38,780 | +9.8% | 9,360 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $38,730 | +9.7% | 6,870 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $38,660 | +9.5% | 670 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $38,610 | +9.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $38,550 | +9.1% | 900 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +8.9% | 5,510 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +8.9% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $38,470 | +8.9% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $38,460 | +8.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $38,450 | +8.9% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $38,420 | +8.8% | 11,190 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $38,390 | +8.7% | 810 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $38,260 | +8.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $38,240 | +8.3% | 630 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $38,190 | +8.1% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $38,160 | +8.0% | 5,950 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $38,010 | +7.6% | 760 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $37,950 | +7.4% | 680 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $37,820 | +7.1% | 3,300 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $37,740 | +6.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $37,740 | +6.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $37,730 | +6.8% | 2,090 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $37,710 | +6.8% | 570 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $37,680 | +6.7% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $37,630 | +6.5% | 14,810 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $37,580 | +6.4% | 11,910 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,550 | +6.3% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $37,510 | +6.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $37,450 | +6.0% | 11,860 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $37,450 | +6.0% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $37,430 | +6.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $37,320 | +5.7% | 3,480 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $37,310 | +5.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $37,300 | +5.6% | 990 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $37,300 | +5.6% | 4,210 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $37,270 | +5.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $37,260 | +5.5% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $37,240 | +5.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $37,090 | +5.0% | 1,950 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $37,040 | +4.9% | 450 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $37,020 | +4.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $37,000 | +4.8% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $36,970 | +4.7% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $36,940 | +4.6% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $36,930 | +4.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $36,930 | +4.6% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $36,920 | +4.5% | 960 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $36,830 | +4.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $36,800 | +4.2% | 980 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $36,780 | +4.1% | 3,420 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $36,750 | +4.0% | 16,590 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $36,730 | +4.0% | 4,630 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $36,680 | +3.9% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $36,650 | +3.8% | 12,250 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $36,590 | +3.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $36,580 | +3.6% | 330 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $36,580 | +3.6% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $36,560 | +3.5% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $36,550 | +3.5% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $36,550 | +3.5% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $36,510 | +3.4% | 740 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $36,510 | +3.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $36,400 | +3.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $36,360 | +2.9% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $36,330 | +2.9% | 860 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $36,330 | +2.9% | 10,150 | 2025 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | metropolitan | $36,310 | +2.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $36,260 | +2.7% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $36,250 | +2.6% | 3,870 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $36,220 | +2.5% | 2,650 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $36,200 | +2.5% | 960 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $36,160 | +2.4% | 980 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $36,140 | +2.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $36,140 | +2.3% | 3,690 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $36,120 | +2.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $36,110 | +2.2% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $36,090 | +2.2% | 19,630 | 2025 |