Food Preparation Workers Salary in Bellingham, WA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,670 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Bellingham earn between $35,910 and $45,790.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Bellingham

On the average salary of $40,960, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $35,091 a year, or $2,924 a month and $1,350 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $40,960 buys what about $39,638 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 15.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 4th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($44,390).

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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 Bellingham

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$49,870 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$45,550 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$40,670 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$38,920 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$67,610 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$59,820 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$59,780 a year
• Bartenders$59,340 a year

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