Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary by the worker's level of experience and responsibility.
Full-time food preparation workers often receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Food preparation workers (SOC 35-2021)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.17 | $18.67 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $35,733 | $38,839 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.70 | $17.26 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,658 | $35,888 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.51 | $16.77 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,271 | $34,896 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.42 | $17.64 | $19.53 |
| Yearly | $32,079 | $36,692 | $40,618 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.12 | $17.39 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $33,530 | $36,170 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.38 | $19.09 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $36,141 | $39,717 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.38 | $18.84 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $36,141 | $39,174 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.05 | $17.13 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $33,378 | $35,641 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.46 | $16.95 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,166 | $35,258 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.40 | $18.44 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $34,102 | $38,337 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.43 | $18.89 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $36,251 | $39,293 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.38 | $18.77 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $36,141 | $39,041 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.77 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,896 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.49 | $16.88 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,221 | $35,104 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.79 | $17.25 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,835 | $35,880 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.28 | $17.12 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $33,873 | $35,618 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.55 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,430 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.95 | $17.23 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $33,178 | $35,837 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $16.77 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $34,896 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.04 | $17.14 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $33,353 | $35,658 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.63 | $17.10 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $32,504 | $35,563 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.17 | $18.28 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $35,727 | $38,016 | |
| United States | Hourly | $14.40 | $16.98 | $18.53 |
| Yearly | $29,950 | $35,320 | $38,550 | |