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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Estimates come from the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Food Preparation Workers in Indianapolis, IN is $30,490, 14% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Indianapolis sits within the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN area, Food Preparation Workers pay runs from $24,270 to $42,490 a year, with about 4.9K people employed.

Median annual

$30,490

Median hourly

$15

Average annual

$32,660

Employed in metro

4.9K

Pay distribution

10th$24,270
25th$27,800
Median$30,490
75th$36,520
90th$42,490

Salary calculator

Hourly
$14.66
Daily
$117
Weekly
$586
Bi-weekly
$1,173
Monthly
$2,541
Annual
$30,490

$30,490 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Preparation Workerss in Indianapolis, IN. The median is $30,490.

Food Preparation Workers in other metro areas

  • Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,680
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,580
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,830
  • Napa, CA$42,810
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$42,640
  • Yakima, WA$41,750
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,000
  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,140