Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 44 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the US earns $35,840 per year (84,630 employed). Gross pay is highest in Nebraska ($46,170) and lowest in West Virginia ($21,640) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Nebraska	$46,170	$38,056	$3,171	82.4%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Hawaii	$43,540	$35,346	$2,945	81.2%	410
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Oregon	$39,080	$30,991	$2,583	79.3%	600
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Illinois	$38,880	$31,640	$2,637	81.4%	2,720
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Washington DC	$38,580	$32,030	$2,669	83%	40
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Hampshire	$38,210	$32,882	$2,740	86.1%	370
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Indiana	$38,160	$31,745	$2,645	83.2%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Arizona	$37,600	$31,660	$2,638	84.2%	1,060
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Maryland	$37,500	$30,894	$2,574	82.4%	3,540
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Utah	$37,180	$30,381	$2,532	81.7%	290
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in California	$36,910	$31,371	$2,614	85%	30,730
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Tennessee	$36,640	$31,620	$2,635	86.3%	2,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Connecticut	$36,320	$30,654	$2,554	84.4%	1,060
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Jersey	$36,290	$30,786	$2,566	84.8%	3,780
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Mexico	$36,250	$30,715	$2,560	84.7%	130
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Virginia	$35,870	$29,753	$2,479	82.9%	1,390
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Colorado	$35,710	$30,010	$2,501	84%	2,970
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Massachusetts	$35,300	$28,999	$2,417	82.1%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Michigan	$35,100	$29,142	$2,428	83%	530
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Washington	$34,650	$30,021	$2,502	86.6%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New York	$34,340	$28,515	$2,376	83%	380
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Florida	$34,200	$29,660	$2,472	86.7%	3,900
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Delaware	$33,840	$28,169	$2,347	83.2%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Iowa	$33,480	$28,461	$2,372	85%	310
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Pennsylvania	$33,040	$27,713	$2,309	83.9%	730
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Vermont	$32,420	$27,577	$2,298	85.1%	120
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Wyoming	$31,840	$27,763	$2,314	87.2%	80
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Arkansas	$31,660	$26,597	$2,216	84%	430
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Nevada	$31,510	$27,498	$2,292	87.3%	1,140
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Wisconsin	$31,240	$26,688	$2,224	85.4%	490
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Oklahoma	$31,200	$26,391	$2,199	84.6%	140
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Rhode Island	$31,200	$26,696	$2,225	85.6%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Mississippi	$30,600	$26,275	$2,190	85.9%	810
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Texas	$30,210	$26,454	$2,204	87.6%	4,030
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in North Carolina	$30,160	$25,719	$2,143	85.3%	4,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Montana	$29,720	$25,420	$2,118	85.5%	470
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Missouri	$28,600	$24,753	$2,063	86.5%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Ohio	$27,540	$24,289	$2,024	88.2%	3,260
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Georgia	$25,740	$22,094	$1,841	85.8%	3,130
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in North Dakota	$23,410	$20,888	$1,741	89.2%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Alabama	$22,990	$19,658	$1,638	85.5%	—
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in South Carolina	$22,230	$19,609	$1,634	88.2%	850
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Louisiana	$21,820	$19,310	$1,609	88.5%	3,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in West Virginia	$21,640	$18,923	$1,577	87.4%	70

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