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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary
in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Median base pay · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$35,060
≈ $16.86/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,770 jobs
Middle 50%
$33,200–$38,230
vs U.S. median
-2%
Metro rank
#34 of 66

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro earn a median of $35,060 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,770 jobs (May 2025). That is 2% below the U.S. median of $35,840 and 2% above the NY statewide median of $34,340. It ranks #34 of 66 metros with published figures for this job.

FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED WORKERS, ALL OTHER · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$32,430P25$33,200MEDIAN$35,060P75$38,230P90$48,090
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$25,470P25$31,200MEDIAN$35,840P75$39,880P90$47,550
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What is the average Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in New York?

The BLS median is $35,060 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,770 jobs pay between $33,200 and $38,230. The 10th percentile is $32,430 and the 90th is $48,090.

Is New York a high-paying metro for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other?

That is 2% below the U.S. median of $35,840 and 2% above the NY statewide median of $34,340. It ranks #34 of 66 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make an hour in New York?

About $16.86 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $35,060 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $15.96–$18.38 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.