This question is about food prep jobs.
Can a food prep make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a food prep. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a food prep is $25,627. Even food preps in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $34,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Food Preps?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile food prep earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| California | $51,000 |
| Maine | $45,000 |
| Oregon | $45,000 |
| Vermont | $45,000 |
| Massachusetts | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $44,000 |
| Rhode Island | $43,000 |
| Nevada | $41,000 |
| New York | $41,000 |
| Arizona | $40,000 |
| Washington | $40,000 |
| Connecticut | $39,000 |
| Utah | $38,000 |
| New Mexico | $36,000 |
| Hawaii | $36,000 |
| New Jersey | $35,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $34,000 |
| Texas | $33,000 |
| Colorado | $32,000 |
| Idaho | $31,000 |
| Maryland | $31,000 |
| District of Columbia | $31,000 |
| Mississippi | $30,000 |
| Delaware | $30,000 |
| Wisconsin | $28,000 |
| Arkansas | $28,000 |
| Michigan | $27,000 |
| Illinois | $27,000 |
| Minnesota | $27,000 |
| Nebraska | $27,000 |
| Montana | $27,000 |
| Florida | $27,000 |
| Alabama | $26,000 |
| Missouri | $26,000 |
| Louisiana | $26,000 |
| Tennessee | $25,000 |
| Kentucky | $25,000 |
| Indiana | $25,000 |
| Kansas | $25,000 |
| Wyoming | $25,000 |
| West Virginia | $25,000 |
| Ohio | $25,000 |
| Oklahoma | $25,000 |
| Georgia | $25,000 |
| Virginia | $25,000 |
| South Dakota | $24,000 |
| Iowa | $24,000 |
| North Dakota | $24,000 |
| North Carolina | $24,000 |
| Alaska | $23,000 |
| South Carolina | $22,000 |
