Food Preparation Workers Salary in Ocala, FL

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Ocala

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,140 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Ocala earn between $29,620 and $36,520.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Ocala

On the average salary of $33,790, a single filer in Ocala takes home about $29,330 a year, or $2,444 a month and $1,128 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Ocala area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $33,790 buys what about $35,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ocala ($43,990). A typical home costs $273,318, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Florida cities

Ocala ranks 18th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($38,130).

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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).

Food Preparation Workers salary by city

Related jobs in Ocala

• Cooks, Restaurant$35,580 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$34,070 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$29,920 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$58,670 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,870 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$40,170 a year
• Bartenders$38,230 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$32,930 a year

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