Food Preparation Workers Salary in Racine, WI

Food Preparation Workers pay range in Racine

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $42,970 or more. The middle half of food preparation workers in Racine earn between $28,080 and $36,330.

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

Food Preparation Workers salary after taxes in Racine

On the average salary of $32,040, a single filer in Racine takes home about $27,232 a year, or $2,269 a month and $1,047 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Racine area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $32,040 buys what about $33,389 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Racine ($48,870). A typical home costs $316,876, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Racine ranks 13th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($36,760).

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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 Racine

• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$39,830 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$35,380 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$30,320 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$30,020 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$60,340 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,530 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$35,200 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,100 a year

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