Q: How much do food workers make a year?

Food workers make around $25,000 a year. This amount is equivalent to about $11 in hourly pay. This average pay range does not vary much, with top earners only making around $27,000 in a year. However, the lowest earners may earn only $11,000 in a year.

Q: How much should you pay a food truck employee?

You should pay a food truck employee around $15 an hour. Offering competitive wages to your staff may allow you to attract and retain the best talent. As an employee, competitive wages mean the pay offered by a potential employer is reasonable based on your qualifications and the industry. An employer should determine this by researching similar jobs in the area. Then offer starting employees the same pay rate, and for higher-level employees, use market comparisons as your starting point.

Question 1

How much does a food service worker make?

Accepted Answer

The average food service worker salary in the United States is $28,753. Food service worker salaries typically range between $22,000 and $36,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for food service workers is $13.82 per hour.

Food service worker salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Food service workers earn the highest average salary in Hawaii.

Question 2

What state pays Food Service Workers the most?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii pays Food Service Workers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $43,462 per year, or $20.90 per hour.

Question 3

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a food service worker?

Accepted Answer

You know if you are being paid fairly as a food service worker if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $34,574 per year.

Question 4

What is a good starting salary for a Food Service Worker?

Accepted Answer

A good starting salary for a food service worker is $21,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a food service worker in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for food service workers is $26,933, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a food service worker can vary by state.

Question 5

How much do food workers make a year?

Accepted Answer

Food workers make around $25,000 a year. This amount is equivalent to about $11 in hourly pay.

This average pay range does not vary much, with top earners only making around $27,000 in a year. However, the lowest earners may earn only $11,000 in a year.

Question 6

How much does the average food service worker make?

Accepted Answer

The average food service worker makes around $10 to $11 an hour. This amount equates to about $25,000 in annual salary for people who work full-time as food service workers.

Since this position is not typically considered viable for a full-time career, a person must find alternate roles to move into if they seek to earn more money.

Question 7

How much should you pay a food truck employee?

Accepted Answer

You should pay a food truck employee around $15 an hour. Offering competitive wages to your staff may allow you to attract and retain the best talent.

As an employee, competitive wages mean the pay offered by a potential employer is reasonable based on your qualifications and the industry. An employer should determine this by researching similar jobs in the area. Then offer starting employees the same pay rate, and for higher-level employees, use market comparisons as your starting point.

Question 8

What does a hospital food service worker do?

Accepted Answer

A hospital food service worker prepares and delivers trays to patients and cleans up afterward. When it is mealtime, the hospital food service worker starts setting out food for each patient.

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Washington	$33,400	$16.06
2	Oregon	$31,932	$15.35
3	New Hampshire	$29,392	$14.13
4	California	$34,255	$16.47
5	Minnesota	$32,244	$15.50
6	Massachusetts	$33,678	$16.19
7	Maine	$31,009	$14.91
8	Hawaii	$43,462	$20.90
9	Wisconsin	$27,906	$13.42
10	Connecticut	$30,057	$14.45
11	New York	$33,450	$16.08
12	Utah	$27,668	$13.30
13	Alaska	$30,061	$14.45
14	Colorado	$30,636	$14.73
15	Michigan	$28,916	$13.90
16	Nebraska	$26,890	$12.93
17	Vermont	$30,612	$14.72
18	Rhode Island	$30,547	$14.69
19	District of Columbia	$34,574	$16.62
20	Delaware	$29,269	$14.07
21	Nevada	$28,664	$13.78
22	Arizona	$28,966	$13.93
23	Pennsylvania	$27,795	$13.36
24	Iowa	$25,976	$12.49
25	South Dakota	$24,778	$11.91
26	West Virginia	$23,862	$11.47
27	Wyoming	$26,470	$12.73
28	North Carolina	$24,734	$11.89
29	North Dakota	$26,954	$12.96
30	South Carolina	$23,648	$11.37
31	New Mexico	$24,292	$11.68
32	Indiana	$25,711	$12.36
33	Illinois	$27,561	$13.25
34	Florida	$23,864	$11.47
35	Maryland	$28,016	$13.47
36	New Jersey	$26,287	$12.64
37	Ohio	$24,802	$11.92
38	Kentucky	$24,358	$11.71
39	Idaho	$23,229	$11.17
40	Virginia	$24,510	$11.78
41	Georgia	$23,395	$11.25
42	Missouri	$23,170	$11.14
43	Tennessee	$21,070	$10.13
44	Montana	$23,861	$11.47
45	Kansas	$23,765	$11.43
46	Arkansas	$23,546	$11.32
47	Texas	$22,014	$10.58
48	Oklahoma	$21,756	$10.46
49	Louisiana	$19,328	$9.29
50	Mississippi	$21,515	$10.34
51	Alabama	$18,998	$9.13

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Urban Honolulu, HI	$43,553	$20.94
2	Washington, DC	$34,541	$16.61
3	San Francisco, CA	$34,497	$16.59
4	Albany, NY	$33,965	$16.33
5	Lexington, MA	$33,686	$16.20
6	Seattle, WA	$33,484	$16.10
7	Minneapolis, MN	$32,202	$15.48
8	Albany, OR	$32,034	$15.40
9	Portland, ME	$31,092	$14.95
10	Denver, CO	$30,699	$14.76
11	Rochester, NH	$29,405	$14.14
12	Newark, DE	$29,329	$14.10
13	Phoenix, AZ	$28,989	$13.94
14	Las Vegas, NV	$28,642	$13.77
15	Scranton, PA	$28,181	$13.55
16	Baltimore, MD	$28,132	$13.53
17	Milwaukee, WI	$27,849	$13.39
18	Chicago, IL	$27,665	$13.30
19	Omaha, NE	$26,926	$12.95
20	Newark, NJ	$26,370	$12.68

Percentile	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate
90th Percentile	$36,000	$3,000	$17
75th Percentile	$32,000	$2,667	$15
Average	$28,753	$2,396	$14
25th Percentile	$25,000	$2,083	$12
10th Percentile	$22,000	$1,833	$11

Job title	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
Kitchen Staff	$29,816	$2,485	$14.33	154,513
Food Prep/Dishwasher	$29,964	$2,497	$14.41	113,200
Mexican Food Cook	$31,039	$2,587	$14.92	275,588
Food Prep	$25,840	$2,153	$12.42	168,743
Food Preparer	$27,717	$2,310	$13.33	134,113
Food Clerk	$29,967	$2,497	$14.41	113,838

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate
1	University of California-Berkeley	$40,617	$19.53
2	Boston Public Schools	$38,919	$18.71
3	Stanford University	$37,929	$18.24
4	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES	$37,314	$17.94
5	Goleta Union School District	$37,197	$17.88
6	University of California	$36,157	$17.38
7	Emanate Health	$35,691	$17.16
8	University of Washington	$35,425	$17.03
9	West Contra Costa Unified School District	$35,376	$17.01
10	UC Merced	$35,347	$16.99
11	Ramsey County	$35,333	$16.99
12	Princeton University	$35,140	$16.89
13	Anoka-Ramsey Community College	$34,698	$16.68
14	Central Valley School District	$34,650	$16.66
15	Oregon Health & Science University	$34,642	$16.65
16	WestRock	$34,347	$16.51
17	UC Santa Barbara	$34,302	$16.49
18	Haverford College	$34,222	$16.45
19	University of St. Thomas	$34,218	$16.45
20	Oak Grove School	$34,093	$16.39

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