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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Chico, CA

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Chico, CA earns $34,950 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,318 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$34,950
75th percentile
$38,010
90th percentile
$41,930

Based on 130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,816 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,950
Federal income tax−$2,014
Social Security + Medicare−$2,674
California income tax (approx.)−$2,447
Monthly take-home$2,318
Every two weeks$1,070

Does it go far here?

$34,537Median pay in Chico, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.2 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,414 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chico, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$127,360
General and Operations Managers$98,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$95,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,770
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,710

All food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California