Food Preparation Workers Salary in Beckley, WV

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $33,820 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Beckley earn between $22,890 and $31,380.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Beckley

On the average salary of $27,910, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $23,933 a year, or $1,994 a month and $920 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $27,910 buys what about $31,583 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 5th of 7 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Morgantown pays the most ($30,150).

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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).

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Related jobs in Beckley

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,360 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$29,570 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$23,690 a year
• Bartenders$38,990 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$37,200 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,200 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,740 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,910 a year

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