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Food Preparation Workers salary in Georgia

The median food preparation workers in Georgia earns $35,250 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,389 a month.

10th percentile
$24,840
25th percentile
$29,610
Median percentile
$35,250
75th percentile
$37,700
90th percentile
$40,390

Based on 26,450 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

$28,674 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,250
Federal income tax−$2,050
Social Security + Medicare−$2,697
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,829
Monthly take-home$2,389
Every two weeks$1,103

Does it go far here?

$36,607Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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