Food Preparation Workers Salary in Ithaca, NY

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Ithaca

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,490 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Ithaca earn between $33,590 and $39,470.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Ithaca

On the average salary of $37,860, a single filer in Ithaca takes home about $31,123 a year, or $2,594 a month and $1,197 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Ithaca area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $37,860 buys what about $36,645 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Ithaca ($58,130). A typical home costs $353,120, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other New York cities

Ithaca ranks 2nd of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($38,790).

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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).

Food Preparation Workers salary by city

Related jobs in Ithaca

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,070 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$41,360 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$37,870 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$68,230 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$51,830 a year
• Bartenders$51,470 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,090 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$39,770 a year

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