Food Preparation Workers Salary in Worcester, MA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Worcester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,400 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Worcester earn between $34,990 and $41,490.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Worcester

On the average salary of $38,700, a single filer in Worcester takes home about $31,660 a year, or $2,638 a month and $1,218 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 Worcester a good place for food preparation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Worcester area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.5), so the average $38,700 buys what about $37,748 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Worcester ($57,830). A typical home costs $482,611, or 12.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Massachusetts cities

Worcester ranks 5th 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 Worcester

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,920 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$43,960 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$40,750 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$38,120 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$67,080 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$51,200 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$42,310 a year
• Bartenders$41,400 a year

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