Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 296 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Hawaii / Kauai $77,840 —
Hawaii $62,110 —
Kahului, HI $58,030 40
Salem, OR $49,900 40
Bend, OR $45,810 30
Virgin Islands $43,410 —

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $29,820 —
      Alabama $22,730 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hot Springs, AR $34,320 50
      Fayetteville, AR $33,540 120
      Arkansas $29,510 120
      Little Rock, AR $29,490 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $38,310 40
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,430 30
      Phoenix, AZ $37,100 720
      Arizona $37,040 1,040
      Tucson, AZ $36,630 170
      Arizona $36,240 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $43,000 1,790
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $39,840 170
      San Francisco, CA $38,960 3,670
      Napa, CA $37,790 300
      Santa Rosa, CA $37,680 330
      Los Angeles, CA $36,500 12,980
      Vallejo, CA $36,340 150
      California $36,220 31,750
      North Coast Region of California $36,130 100
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $35,790 120
      Salinas, CA $35,770 370
      San Luis Obispo, CA $35,290 220
      Hanford, CA $35,260 60
      Sacramento, CA $35,200 1,440
      Santa Cruz, CA $35,200 120
      San Diego, CA $35,040 3,740
      Fresno, CA $34,820 570
      Oxnard, CA $34,820 490
      Santa Maria, CA $34,770 310
      Modesto, CA $34,600 200
      Visalia, CA $34,210 130
      Riverside, CA $33,950 3,510
      Stockton, CA $33,800 210
      Chico, CA $33,760 110
      Redding, CA $33,750 80
      Yuba City, CA $33,590 40
      Bakersfield, CA $33,470 320
      Merced, CA $33,300 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $43,040 160
      Denver, CO $38,380 1,190
      Colorado $37,860 2,090
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $36,190 70
      Colorado Springs, CO $35,460 230
      Fort Collins, CO $34,870 160
      Pueblo, CO $34,440 40
      Northwest Colorado $34,180 110
      Southwest Colorado $33,530 90
      Greeley, CO $33,280 70
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $38,090 80
      Bridgeport, CT $35,540 290
      New Haven, CT $34,160 200
      Connecticut $33,710 1,040
      Norwich, CT $33,430 100
      Hartford, CT $33,420 340
      Waterbury, CT $33,290 —
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $38,340 1,830
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $31,200 —
      Delaware $27,560 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $35,680 120
      North Port, FL $35,620 200
      Lakeland, FL $34,930 —
      Port St. Lucie, FL $34,730 60
      Miami, FL $34,360 2,410
      Orlando, FL $34,080 720
      Florida $33,960 5,400
      Panama City, FL $33,960 60
      Gainesville, FL $32,670 70
      Cape Coral, FL $31,320 130
      South Florida $30,200 70
      Tampa, FL $30,040 430
      Deltona, FL $28,860 120
      Punta Gorda, FL $28,770 40
      Crestview, FL $28,070 120
      Pensacola, FL $27,280 60
      Jacksonville, FL $26,820 180
      Palm Bay, FL $24,960 150
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $30,090 980
      Savannah, GA $28,140 120
      North Georgia $27,700 90
      Georgia $27,390 1,780
      Columbus, GA-AL $25,920 60
      Valdosta, GA $25,560 30
      Macon, GA $25,050 50
      Middle Georgia $25,000 40
      South Georgia $25,000 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $24,040 80
      Athens, GA $23,850 40
      Gainesville, GA $23,160 100
      Warner Robins, GA $22,100 80
      East Georgia $21,970 60
      Rome, GA $21,820 40
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $21,960 380
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $77,840 —
      Hawaii $62,110 —
      Kahului, HI $58,030 40
      Urban Honolulu, HI $35,710 230
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $34,510 40
      Northwest Iowa $33,560 60
      Cedar Rapids, IA $33,530 40
      Iowa $33,390 360
      Dubuque, IA $32,340 30
      Southeast Iowa $30,470 80
      Davenport, IA-IL $30,050 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $37,900 3,480
      Illinois $36,590 4,250
      Champaign, IL $32,050 80
      Peoria, IL $29,480 70
      Bloomington, IL $29,120 60
      Decatur, IL $29,120 40
      East Central Illinois $29,120 40
      Rockford, IL $29,120 60
      South Illinois $29,120 50
      Springfield, IL $29,120 90
      West Central Illinois $29,120 70
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $36,930 —
      Indianapolis, IN $36,930 —
      South Bend, IN-MI $35,130 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $30,440 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $28,490 1,220
      Hammond, LA $22,610 310
      Baton Rouge, LA $21,820 830
      Louisiana $21,550 4,350
      Houma, LA $21,150 160
      Southwest Louisiana $20,800 110
      Shreveport, LA $20,450 310
      Monroe, LA $20,260 140
      Lake Charles, LA $20,170 210
      Slidell, LA $20,100 320
      Northeast Louisiana $20,090 80
      Lafayette, LA $19,420 380
      Central Louisiana $18,630 180
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $32,680 —
      Boston, MA-NH $32,670 —
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $39,190 150
      Salisbury, MD $36,760 100
      Maryland $36,480 4,330
      Baltimore, MD $36,320 2,300
      Lexington Park, MD $36,000 60
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $33,060 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $31,200 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $36,990 —
      Flint, MI $36,100 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $35,620 80
      Kalamazoo, MI $35,620 50
      Ann Arbor, MI $34,850 50
      Detroit, MI $34,780 370
      Michigan $34,320 960
      Southern Michigan $32,290 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Missouri $34,090 —
      Jefferson City, MO $33,920 130
      North Missouri $33,920 70
      Southeast Missouri $33,920 140
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $32,780 40
      Southwest Missouri $31,200 70
      Kansas City, MO-KS $25,600 —
      Columbia, MO $25,580 —
      Missouri $25,580 —
      Springfield, MO $25,580 —
      St. Louis, MO-IL $25,580 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $30,570 110
      Upper East Mississippi $29,160 70
      Gulfport, MS $28,030 170
      Lower West Mississippi $27,720 30
      Mississippi $25,810 410
      Lower East Mississippi $22,920 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Montana $38,520 50
      Billings, MT $31,800 60
      East-Central Montana $27,330 40
      Montana $27,330 330
      Great Falls, MT $26,500 30
      West Montana $26,140 60
      Missoula, MT $23,640 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $30,610 330
      Raleigh, NC $28,430 650
      Asheville, NC $28,320 230
      Charlotte, NC-SC $28,210 1,290
      Burlington, NC $27,370 100
      North Carolina $27,320 4,950
      Greensboro, NC $27,040 340
      Rocky Mount, NC $26,550 30
      Pinehurst, NC $26,420 70
      Western North Carolina $26,400 390
      Greenville, NC $26,300 90
      Eastern North Carolina $26,210 350
      Wilmington, NC $25,580 190
      Central North Carolina $24,960 160
      Hickory, NC $23,920 130
      Jacksonville, NC $23,140 80
      Winston, NC $21,080 230
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $21,300 —
      North Dakota $21,300 —
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $39,730 100
      Nebraska $33,820 200
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $42,860 30
      Central New Hampshire $41,600 40
      Northern New Hampshire $41,600 90
      New Hampshire $36,120 310
      Manchester, NH $21,790 70
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $42,230 370
      Atlantic City, NJ $39,880 520
      Vineland, NJ $36,270 100
      New Jersey $35,110 4,230
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $36,810 100
      New Mexico $35,540 200
      Las Cruces, NM $34,500 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $36,390 1,170
      Nevada $35,670 1,370
      Balance of Nevada $31,510 80
      Reno, NV $30,160 170
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $33,380 3,590
      New York $33,350 1,010
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $30,940 220
      Cleveland, OH $29,520 530
      Toledo, OH $28,670 180
      Canton, OH $28,330 90
      Mansfield, OH $27,830 40
      Dayton, OH $27,770 390
      Columbus, OH $27,600 540
      Ohio $27,600 3,250
      Southern Ohio $27,490 110
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $27,160 550
      Youngstown, OH $27,140 120
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $23,580 170
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $34,140 70
      Tulsa, OK $31,600 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $49,900 40
      Bend, OR $45,810 30
      Coast Oregon $42,680 50
      Oregon $36,580 200
      Portland, OR-WA $32,780 110
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $36,300 80
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $34,020 970
      Harrisburg, PA $33,660 30
      Pennsylvania $32,310 960
      Pittsburgh, PA $28,630 200
      Reading, PA $28,060 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,880 90
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $29,120 260
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $23,890 30
      Columbia, SC $22,260 —
      Charleston, SC $22,210 —
      South Carolina $22,020 —
      Myrtle Beach, SC $21,580 —
      Greenville, SC $21,370 120
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $36,660 —
      Nashville, TN $32,190 530
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $30,500 260
      Tennessee $29,210 1,590
      Jackson, TN $28,580 30
      East Tennessee $28,160 150
      North Central Tennessee $28,160 70
      South Central Tennessee $28,160 50
      West Tennessee $28,050 40
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $27,300 110
      Knoxville, TN $27,230 270
      Kingsport, TN-VA $24,960 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $39,930 260
      Hill Country Region of Texas $37,960 90
      Beaumont, TX $29,580 40
      College Station, TX $29,300 40
      Dallas, TX $29,170 1,560
      North Region of Texas $28,850 60
      Houston, TX $28,570 1,180
      Texas $28,100 4,340
      San Antonio, TX $27,060 520
      El Paso, TX $26,230 —
      Lubbock, TX $20,340 40
      Laredo, TX $19,340 40
      Corpus Christi, TX $18,740 —
      McAllen, TX $18,290 50
      Brownsville, TX $17,660 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $35,230 80
      St. George, UT $33,810 40
      Utah $32,940 210
      Ogden, UT $30,330 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southside Virginia $38,890 60
      Harrisonburg, VA $36,230 30
      Virginia $29,950 —
      Richmond, VA $29,120 —
      Charlottesville, VA $27,100 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $25,800 —
      Northeast Virginia $25,560 —
      West Virginia $22,610 50
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $43,410 —
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $31,040 140
      Vermont $30,960 270
      Southern Vermont $30,400 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $33,930 —
      Washington $33,930 —
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $37,200 —
      Milwaukee, WI $36,700 190
      Wisconsin $34,850 560
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $35,130 40
      Western Wyoming $31,840 50