Food Preparation Workers Salary in Syracuse, NY

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,950 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Syracuse earn between $32,810 and $37,540.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $36,070, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $29,783 a year, or $2,482 a month and $1,146 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 (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Syracuse area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $36,070 buys what about $37,674 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 8th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($38,790).

All Food Preparation Workers salaries in New York

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 Syracuse

• Cooks, All Other$50,610 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,410 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$40,660 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$37,450 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$35,340 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$70,520 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$53,270 a year
• Bartenders$52,330 a year

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