How does Food Preparation Workers pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare to the national average?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Food Preparation Workers salaries are 20% below the US national median of $34,220 per year.

What is the salary range for a Food Preparation Workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Food Preparation Workers salaries in Memphis, TN-MS-AR range from $21,740 (10th percentile) to $37,810 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Food Preparation Workers Salary in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

SOC 35-2021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Food Preparation Workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $27,430 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.19 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $34,220. 3,420 people work as Food Preparation Workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. Wages have grown 48% since 2019, when the median was $18,570.

Median Annual Salary

$27,430

Mean Annual

$29,270

Median Hourly

$13.19

Total Employed

3,420

Salary Distribution

$22k

10th

$24k

25th

$27k

Median

$34k

75th

$38k

90th

How This Compares

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

$27,430

this metro

Tennessee

$28,980

you earn -5% vs state

United States

$34,220

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$27,430	$29,270	3,420
2023	$27,510	$28,320	3,360
2022	$25,120	$26,440	3,350
2021	$20,730	$23,660	4,810
2020	$19,620	$21,300	6,360
2019	$18,570	$20,160	5,280

Related Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,220
Cooks, All Other	$37,800
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,490
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,560
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$33,390
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$30,500

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