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 | $14.64 | $16.91 | $18.69 |
| Yearly | $30,462 | $35,152 | $38,875 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.59 | $15.57 | $17.45 |
| Yearly | $30,356 | $32,392 | $36,302 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $14.57 | $14.97 | $16.66 |
| Yearly | $30,318 | $31,150 | $34,659 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.06 | $17.50 | $19.10 |
| Yearly | $31,309 | $36,411 | $39,726 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $14.62 | $15.39 | $16.79 |
| Yearly | $30,421 | $31,997 | $34,939 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $14.80 | $16.96 | $18.82 |
| Yearly | $30,783 | $35,283 | $39,153 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $14.54 | $17.03 | $18.94 |
| Yearly | $30,243 | $35,429 | $39,408 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $15.39 | $16.50 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $32,012 | $34,308 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $14.66 | $14.94 | $15.63 |
| Yearly | $30,480 | $31,090 | $32,525 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.63 | $16.09 | $19.04 |
| Yearly | $30,448 | $33,481 | $39,589 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.84 | $17.35 | $19.10 |
| Yearly | $30,869 | $36,089 | $39,725 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.86 | $17.31 | $18.98 |
| Yearly | $30,913 | $35,994 | $39,491 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $14.46 | $14.88 | $15.57 |
| Yearly | $30,075 | $30,961 | $32,392 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $14.66 | $15.39 | $17.12 |
| Yearly | $30,483 | $31,991 | $35,606 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.51 | $15.08 | $16.57 |
| Yearly | $30,173 | $31,366 | $34,456 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.87 | $16.23 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,931 | $33,756 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.63 | $15.46 | $17.19 |
| Yearly | $30,447 | $32,145 | $35,741 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $14.40 | $14.77 | $16.61 |
| Yearly | $29,948 | $30,721 | $34,543 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.64 | $15.47 | $16.83 |
| Yearly | $30,465 | $32,172 | $34,990 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.64 | $16.96 | $18.61 |
| Yearly | $30,463 | $35,283 | $38,716 | |
| United States | Hourly | $13.82 | $16.45 | $18.05 |
| Yearly | $28,740 | $34,220 | $37,540 | |