Food Preparation Workers Salary in Manhattan, KS

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Manhattan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,520 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Manhattan earn between $25,940 and $31,150.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Manhattan

On the average salary of $29,370, a single filer in Manhattan takes home about $24,915 a year, or $2,076 a month and $958 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 Manhattan a good place for food preparation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Manhattan area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $29,370 buys what about $32,575 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Manhattan ($45,900). A typical home costs $269,856, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Kansas cities

Manhattan ranks 4th of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Topeka pays the most ($32,170).

All Food Preparation Workers salaries in Kansas

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 Manhattan

• Cooks, Restaurant$33,040 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$32,920 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$26,730 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$53,570 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,580 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$37,460 a year
• Bartenders$32,370 a year
• Dishwashers$26,760 a year

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