Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Illinois

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$38,880

Median hourly

$19

Average annual

$40,720

Employed in state

2.7K

The median annual salary for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Illinois is $38,880, or about $19 an hour. That is 8% higher than the national median.

Pay in Illinois ranges from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $56,000 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.7K people work as food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the state.

Pay distribution in Illinois

10th$31,200

25th$33,290

Median$38,880

75th$45,230

90th$56,000

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $18.69
Daily: $150
Weekly: $748
Bi-weekly: $1,495
Monthly: $3,240
Annual: $38,880

$38,880 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Others in Illinois. The median is $38,880.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other — Illinois
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$15.00	$31,200
25th percentile	$16.00	$33,290
Median	$18.70	$38,880
75th percentile	$21.70	$45,230
90th percentile	$26.90	$56,000
Average (mean)	$19.60	$40,720
Employment	2,720 people

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay by metro area in Illinois

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,930	2.3K
Peoria, IL	$35,500	80
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$31,990	40
Rockford, IL	$31,200	30
Springfield, IL	$31,200	40
St. Louis, MO-IL	$28,600	N/A

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