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Food Preparation Workers salary in Fort Wayne, IN

The median food preparation workers in Fort Wayne, IN earns $30,850 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,170 a month.

10th percentile
$21,800
25th percentile
$27,250
Median percentile
$30,850
75th percentile
$36,510
90th percentile
$44,000

Based on 900 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

$26,042 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,850
Federal income tax−$1,522
Social Security + Medicare−$2,360
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$926
Monthly take-home$2,170
Every two weeks$1,002

Does it go far here?

$33,325Median pay in Fort Wayne, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,350
Financial Managers$130,900
Nurse Practitioners$127,050
Lawyers$126,520
Sales Managers$122,540
General and Operations Managers$107,780
Industrial Production Managers$105,680

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