Food Preparation Workers


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Food Preparation Workers

Food Preparation Workers - Wages & Trends

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
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

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.