Food Preparation Workers Salary in Kingston, NY

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Kingston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,550 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Kingston earn between $32,780 and $36,920.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Kingston

On the average salary of $36,490, a single filer in Kingston takes home about $30,098 a year, or $2,508 a month and $1,158 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 Kingston a good place for food preparation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kingston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $36,490 buys what about $36,233 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingston ($50,020). A typical home costs $442,041, or 12.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other New York cities

Kingston ranks 5th 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 Kingston

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,620 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$42,230 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$41,540 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$38,400 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$77,740 a year
• Bartenders$54,500 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$51,190 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,040 a year

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