SOC 35-9099 · Toledo, OH metro

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Toledo, OH

The average salary for other food preparation and serving related workers in Toledo, Ohio is $28,420 a year ($13.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $26,900: half of the people in this job in the Toledo, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

$28,420average per year

$13.66 / hourMedian $26,900Take-home ≈ $23,971

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  • $27KMedian
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  • $37K90th

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay range in Toledo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,080 or more. The middle half of other food preparation and serving related workers in Toledo earn between $22,630 and $28,090.

  • $23K10th
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  • $27KMedian
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  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,420$2,368$13.66
Median$26,900$2,242$12.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,630$1,886$10.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$28,090$2,341$13.50

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Toledo vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Other food preparation and serving related workers in Toledo earn about the same as the Ohio average ($28,770) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($36,810). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $35,840.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Toledo$28,420$26,900$22,630$37,080n/a
Ohio$28,770$27,540$22,790$35,7903,260
United States$36,810$35,840$25,470$47,55084,630

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Toledo

On the average salary of $28,420, a single filer in Toledo takes home about $23,971 a year, or $1,998 a month and $922 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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Is Toledo a good place for other food preparation and serving related workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Toledo area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $28,420 buys what about $31,075 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Toledo ($48,220). A typical home costs $203,726, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in other Ohio cities

Toledo ranks 7th of 8 Ohio metro areas for this job; Mansfield pays the most ($31,090).

All Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salaries in Ohio

Highest-paying cities for other food preparation and serving related workers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,540).

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Toledo: questions

How much do other food preparation and serving related workers make an hour in Toledo?

$13.66 an hour on average, and $12.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food preparation and serving related workers salary in Toledo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food preparation and serving related workers take-home pay in Toledo?

About $23,971 a year ($1,998 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,420. Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do other food preparation and serving related workers earn more in Toledo than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9099; area Toledo, OH (45780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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