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Food Preparation Workers salary in Fayetteville, AR

The median food preparation workers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $30,560 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,129 a month.

10th percentile
$26,600
25th percentile
$27,670
Median percentile
$30,560
75th percentile
$35,800
90th percentile
$37,440

Based on 1,040 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

$25,543 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,560
Federal income tax−$1,487
Social Security + Medicare−$2,338
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,192
Monthly take-home$2,129
Every two weeks$982

Does it go far here?

$33,453Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

All food preparation workers salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas