Food Preparation Workers Salary in Rochester, MN

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Rochester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,260 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Rochester earn between $29,210 and $41,370.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Rochester

On the average salary of $35,820, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $29,864 a year, or $2,489 a month and $1,149 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Rochester area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $35,820 buys what about $39,440 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($60,620). A typical home costs $343,121, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Minnesota cities

Rochester ranks 2nd of 5 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($36,390).

All Food Preparation Workers salaries in Minnesota

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 Rochester

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,070 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$39,310 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$32,510 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$31,190 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$67,020 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,760 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,820 a year
• Dishwashers$32,290 a year

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