Food Preparation Workers Salary in Springfield, MA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,380 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Springfield earn between $34,040 and $41,020.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $38,520, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $31,525 a year, or $2,627 a month and $1,212 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 (2026 rules). Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.1), so the average $38,520 buys what about $40,100 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($51,930). A typical home costs $376,017, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Massachusetts cities

Springfield ranks 6th of 6 Massachusetts metro areas for this job; Boston pays the most ($41,630).

All Food Preparation Workers salaries in Massachusetts

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 Springfield

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,070 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$42,540 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$39,790 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$35,890 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$65,500 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,290 a year
• Bartenders$41,310 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$41,130 a year

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