Food Preparation Workers Salary in Yakima, WA

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Yakima

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,350 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Yakima earn between $34,770 and $45,910.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Yakima

On the average salary of $40,820, a single filer in Yakima takes home about $34,979 a year, or $2,915 a month and $1,345 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 Yakima a good place for food preparation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Yakima area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $40,820 buys what about $42,723 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Yakima ($47,810). A typical home costs $355,256, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Washington cities

Yakima ranks 6th 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 Yakima

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,890 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$43,460 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$40,410 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$37,110 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$64,960 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$57,000 a year
• Bartenders$55,280 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$53,650 a year

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