BLS OEWS 2024 · SOC 35-2021

Food Preparation Workers Salary by State

National median: $34,220/yr · 888,770 employed nationally

51 states
$34,220National Median
$33,940National Mean
888,770Total Employed
$23,490 – $44,26010th–90th Percentile

Salary by State

51 states
State Median Annual vs. National Employment Detail
Washington $38,950 +14% 21,090 View →
Colorado $38,670 +13% 11,290 View →
District of Columbia $38,440 +12% 3,320 View →
California $38,150 +11% 98,950 View →
Massachusetts $37,780 +10% 14,890 View →
Hawaii $37,240 +9% 4,780 View →
Vermont $37,030 +8% 1,260 View →
Alaska $36,710 +7% 2,840 View →
Oregon $36,390 +6% 13,890 View →
New York $36,030 +5% 51,880 View →
Maine $35,730 +4% 5,540 View →
North Dakota $35,700 +4% 700 View →
Arizona $35,480 +4% 15,500 View →
Rhode Island $35,460 +4% 2,250 View →
Connecticut $35,420 +4% 11,450 View →
Florida $35,190 +3% 67,030 View →
New Hampshire $35,170 +3% 3,520 View →
New Jersey $34,910 +2% 25,170 View →
Minnesota $34,820 +2% 23,720 View →
Wyoming $34,380 +0% 1,580 View →
Maryland $34,310 +0% 12,160 View →
Illinois $34,180 +0% 29,320 View →
Nevada $33,910 -1% 11,280 View →
Delaware $33,280 -3% 2,480 View →
Georgia $32,890 -4% 27,200 View →
Michigan $32,810 -4% 14,380 View →
Wisconsin $32,810 -4% 19,940 View →
Nebraska $32,420 -5% 8,210 View →
Utah $32,090 -6% 9,370 View →
Ohio $31,590 -8% 19,290 View →
Virginia $31,500 -8% 16,170 View →
Idaho $31,440 -8% 4,530 View →
Montana $31,420 -8% 2,700 View →
Missouri $30,530 -11% 15,250 View →
Pennsylvania $30,150 -12% 20,540 View →
Indiana $30,090 -12% 15,340 View →
South Carolina $30,050 -12% 14,500 View →
Iowa $29,840 -13% 5,050 View →
South Dakota $29,820 -13% 3,320 View →
Kansas $29,410 -14% 7,520 View →
North Carolina $29,410 -14% 24,420 View →
New Mexico $29,350 -14% 8,330 View →
Tennessee $28,980 -15% 22,530 View →
Texas $28,660 -16% 106,040 View →
West Virginia $27,610 -19% 2,830 View →
Arkansas $27,330 -20% 5,860 View →
Oklahoma $26,450 -23% 7,030 View →
Alabama $25,510 -25% 14,540 View →
Kentucky $24,520 -28% 15,500 View →
Mississippi $23,190 -32% 7,490 View →
Louisiana $22,900 -33% 35,130 View →