Food Preparation Workers Salary in Decatur, IL

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Decatur

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,810 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Decatur earn between $31,200 and $36,190.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Decatur

On the average salary of $34,380, a single filer in Decatur takes home about $28,244 a year, or $2,354 a month and $1,086 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Decatur area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $34,380 buys what about $38,882 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Decatur ($51,290). A typical home costs $126,931, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Illinois cities

Decatur ranks 2nd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($36,980).

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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 Decatur

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,970 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,800 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,150 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$35,310 a year
• Bartenders$35,020 a year
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,780 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$33,910 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$33,300 a year

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