Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary

The median pay for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the United States is $35,840 a year. About 84,630 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $25,470
25th percentile: $31,200
Median percentile: $35,840
75th percentile: $39,880
90th percentile: $47,550

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Hawaii $43,540
Oregon $39,080
Illinois $38,880
District of Columbia $38,580
New Hampshire $38,210
Arizona $37,600
Maryland $37,500
Utah $37,180
California $36,910
Tennessee $36,640
Connecticut $36,320
New Jersey $36,290
New Mexico $36,250
Virginia $35,870
Colorado $35,710
Michigan $35,100
New York $34,340
Florida $34,200
Iowa $33,480
Pennsylvania $33,040
Vermont $32,420
Wyoming $31,840
Arkansas $31,660
Nevada $31,510
Wisconsin $31,240
Oklahoma $31,200
Mississippi $30,600
Texas $30,210
North Carolina $30,160
Montana $29,720
Ohio $27,540
Georgia $25,740
South Carolina $22,230
Louisiana $21,820
West Virginia $21,640

By metro area

Salem, OR $49,900
Kahului, HI $49,400
Bend, OR $45,810
San Jose, CA $44,720
Trenton, NJ $43,350
Manchester, NH $43,330
San Francisco, CA $41,970
Atlantic City, NJ $41,180
Nashville, TN $40,370
Chicago, IL $39,930
Flagstaff, AZ $39,670
Salt Lake City, UT $39,570
Napa, CA $39,080
Santa Rosa, CA $38,910
Redding, CA $38,770
Washington, DC $38,590
Memphis, TN $38,530
Boston, MA $38,210
Phoenix, AZ $38,200
Waterbury, CT $38,140
Austin, TX $37,980
Fresno, CA $37,760
Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,430
Chattanooga, TN $37,410
Baltimore, MD $37,390
Vallejo, CA $37,330
Norwich, CT $37,290
Vineland, NJ $37,230
Albuquerque, NM $36,890
Los Angeles, CA $36,810
Virginia Beach, VA $36,780
New Haven, CT $36,640
Bridgeport, CT $36,450
Salinas, CA $36,440
Allentown, PA $36,360
Santa Maria, CA $36,360
Sacramento, CA $36,350
San Diego, CA $36,330
Harrisonburg, VA $36,230
Lexington Park, MD $36,190
San Luis Obispo, CA $36,120
Tucson, AZ $36,090
Knoxville, TN $35,970
Denver, CO $35,770
Modesto, CA $35,760
Colorado Springs, CO $35,710
Jefferson City, MO $35,710
Urban Honolulu, HI $35,710
Stockton, CA $35,690
Greeley, CO $35,640
Peoria, IL $35,500
Oxnard, CA $35,490
Visalia, CA $35,350
Kingsport, TN $35,280
Riverside, CA $35,260
Orlando, FL $35,220
Yuba City, CA $35,150
Gainesville, FL $35,140
Detroit, MI $35,100
New York, NY $35,060
Fort Collins, CO $35,050
Las Vegas, NV $34,990
Chico, CA $34,950
Hartford, CT $34,840
Merced, CA $34,720
Ogden, UT $34,630
Pueblo, CO $34,570
Bakersfield, CA $34,560
Durham, NC $34,480
Hot Springs, AR $34,320
Des Moines, IA $34,290
Philadelphia, PA $34,190
Oklahoma City, OK $34,140
Richmond, VA $33,980
Grand Rapids, MI $33,890
St. George, UT $33,810
Harrisburg, PA $33,660
Fayetteville, AR $33,540
Gulfport, MS $33,430
Hagerstown, MD $33,170
Reno, NV $33,050
Panama City, FL $33,040
Burlington, VT $32,420
Dubuque, IA $32,340
Dallas, TX $32,320
Pittsburgh, PA $32,290
Charlottesville, VA $32,250
Champaign, IL $31,990
Tulsa, OK $31,600
Charlotte, NC $31,440
Pensacola, FL $31,420
Cape Coral, FL $31,320
Houston, TX $31,200
Rockford, IL $31,200
Springfield, IL $31,200
Miami, FL $31,080
Little Rock, AR $30,780
Jackson, MS $30,570
Asheville, NC $30,450
Wilmington, NC $30,350
Billings, MT $30,310
San Antonio, TX $30,280
Pinehurst, NC $30,200
Winston, NC $30,060
Burlington, NC $30,050
Raleigh, NC $29,890
Beaumont, TX $29,580
College Station, TX $29,300
Greensboro, NC $29,190
Hickory, NC $29,150
Reading, PA $28,910
Greenville, NC $28,720
Rocky Mount, NC $28,620
Corpus Christi, TX $28,480
Akron, OH $28,290
El Paso, TX $28,160
Cincinnati, OH $28,090
Dayton, OH $28,030
Lubbock, TX $28,020
Cleveland, OH $27,700