Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Salaries
17 occupations · median annual pay from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
- Fast Food and Counter Workers
3,854,050 employed
$31,200
$15/hr
- Waiters and Waitresses
2,270,910 employed
$35,230
$17/hr
- Cooks, Restaurant
1,409,890 employed
$37,390
$18/hr
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,223,240 employed
$44,080
$21/hr
- Food Preparation Workers
893,600 employed
$35,320
$17/hr
- Bartenders
756,390 employed
$34,340
$17/hr
- Cooks, Fast Food
641,070 employed
$30,890
$15/hr
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
542,750 employed
$33,980
$16/hr
- Dishwashers
477,450 employed
$34,810
$17/hr
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
441,050 employed
$37,450
$18/hr
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
432,690 employed
$31,200
$15/hr
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
293,900 employed
$35,360
$17/hr
- Chefs and Head Cooks
200,040 employed
$62,470
$30/hr
- Cooks, Short Order
138,650 employed
$35,880
$17/hr
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
84,630 employed
$35,840
$17/hr
- Cooks, All Other
19,350 employed
$37,690
$18/hr
- Cooks, Private Household
1,100 employed
$47,940
$23/hr