Food Preparation Workers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median food preparation workers in Grand Junction, CO earns $37,240 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,539 a month.

10th percentile: $30,800
25th percentile: $32,550
Median percentile: $37,240
75th percentile: $37,990
90th percentile: $44,560

Based on 340 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

$30,464 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,240
Federal income tax	−$2,289
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,849
Colorado income tax (approx.)	−$1,639
Monthly take-home	$2,539
Every two weeks	$1,172

Does it go far here?

$39,005Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).

47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,130
Registered Nurses	$95,990
Accountants and Auditors	$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,600

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