Food Preparation Workers Salary in Rome, GA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Rome

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,730 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Rome earn between $26,260 and $34,690.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Rome

On the average salary of $30,420, a single filer in Rome takes home about $25,853 a year, or $2,154 a month and $994 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Rome area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $30,420 buys what about $33,740 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Rome ($42,670). A typical home costs $235,303, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Georgia cities

Rome ranks 11th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($35,390).

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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 Rome

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$33,060 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$32,030 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,060 a year
• Bartenders$31,250 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,290 a year
• Dishwashers$28,050 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,560 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,140 a year

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