SOC 51-3099 · Gainesville, GA metro

Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Gainesville, GA

The average salary for other food processing workers in Gainesville, Georgia is $35,330 a year ($16.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,670: half of the 990 people in this job in the Gainesville, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,525).

$35,330average per year

$16.99 / hourMedian $35,670Take-home ≈ $29,553

  • $27K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

990people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 7Georgia metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Processing Workers, All Other pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,480 or more. The middle half of other food processing workers in Gainesville earn between $35,660 and $37,480.

  • $27K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,330$2,944$16.99
Median$35,670$2,972$17.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,660$2,972$17.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,480$3,123$18.02

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

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $35,330, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $29,553 a year, or $2,463 a month and $1,137 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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Is Gainesville a good place for other food processing workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $35,330 buys what about $36,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 11.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in other Georgia cities

Gainesville ranks 6th of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($43,580).

All Food Processing Workers, All Other salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for other food processing workers

Rochester, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($58,260).

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do other food processing workers make an hour in Gainesville?

$16.99 an hour on average, and $17.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food processing workers salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food processing workers take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $29,553 a year ($2,463 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,330.

Do other food processing workers earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,525).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3099; area Gainesville, GA (23580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 22.84, this job is 22.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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