Food Preparation Workers Salary in Vallejo, CA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Vallejo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,590 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Vallejo earn between $36,610 and $44,370.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Vallejo

On the average salary of $41,390, a single filer in Vallejo takes home about $34,646 a year, or $2,887 a month and $1,333 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Is Vallejo a good place for food preparation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Vallejo area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.5), so the average $41,390 buys what about $38,155 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Vallejo ($58,620). A typical home costs $576,614, or 13.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other California cities

Vallejo ranks 6th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($45,660).

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Highest-paying cities for food preparation workers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,150).

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Related jobs in Vallejo

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$50,500 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$44,360 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$44,200 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$44,070 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$68,430 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$53,340 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$46,710 a year
• Bartenders$44,310 a year

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