The highest-paying states for food preparation and serving related workers, all other (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $55,530, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for food preparation and serving related workers, all other. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $41,250). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $55,530 |
$34,690 | 360 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $41,250 |
$30,500 | 40 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $36,070 |
$30,460 | 180 |
| 4 | Michigan | $36,050 |
$26,670 | 740 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $35,060 |
$28,860 | 380 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $34,100 |
$24,460 | 290 |
| 7 | California | $33,940 |
$30,100 | 21,280 |
| 8 | Colorado | $33,330 |
$28,750 | 1,980 |
| 9 | New York | $33,280 |
$29,180 | 1,560 |
| 10 | Arizona | $32,720 |
$28,950 | 1,050 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $31,950 |
$18,020 | 60 |
| 12 | Maryland | $31,940 |
$27,370 | 7,000 |
| 13 | Iowa | $31,410 |
$20,220 | 270 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $31,210 |
$27,310 | 140 |
| 15 | Indiana | $30,510 |
$22,340 | 530 |
| 16 | Washington | $30,140 |
$30,140 | 820 |
| 17 | Nevada | $29,950 |
$22,880 | 2,590 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $29,320 |
$27,040 | 8,530 |
| 19 | Oregon | $29,120 |
$26,810 | 500 |
| 20 | Illinois | $28,880 |
$26,150 | 1,840 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $28,660 |
$22,060 | 290 |
| 22 | Missouri | $28,560 |
$23,190 | 1,140 |
| 23 | Vermont | $28,470 |
$27,450 | 520 |
| 24 | Texas | $28,250 |
$18,720 | 4,820 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $28,120 |
$21,480 | 660 |
| 26 | Alaska | $27,590 |
$27,040 | 100 |
| 27 | Florida | $27,440 |
$22,190 | 4,390 |
| 28 | Virgin Islands | $27,080 |
$22,370 | 40 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $26,750 |
$15,710 | 250 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $26,740 |
$17,850 | 400 |
| 31 | West Virginia | $26,580 |
$21,570 | 70 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $25,980 |
$20,010 | 1,610 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $25,390 |
$24,620 | 30 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $25,100 |
$21,840 | 80 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $25,020 |
$21,380 | 190 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $24,770 |
$23,290 | 160 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $24,650 |
$15,300 | 3,790 |
| 38 | Alabama | $24,620 |
$19,540 | 600 |
| 39 | Virginia | $24,440 |
$22,880 | 600 |
| 40 | Idaho | $24,360 |
$20,220 | 60 |
| 41 | Kansas | $24,060 |
$18,360 | 250 |
| 42 | Ohio | $24,040 |
$22,120 | 2,190 |
| 43 | Georgia | $23,300 |
$19,740 | 4,860 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $22,880 |
$18,290 | 280 |
| 45 | Utah | $22,750 |
$16,260 | 100 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $22,050 |
$21,220 | 290 |
| 47 | Montana | $21,110 |
$19,140 | 130 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $20,770 |
$15,080 | 4,390 |
| 49 | Delaware | $20,540 |
$19,800 | 60 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $20,240 |
$18,860 | 50 |
| 51 | Guam | $20,110 |
$19,240 | 470 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $20,110 |
$20,110 | 290 |