Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in the US
A food preparation and serving related workers, all other earns a national median of $35,840 a year (mean $36,810) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #787 of 825.
How much does a food preparation and serving related workers, all other earn in the US?
A food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the United States earns a median of $35,840 a year (mean $36,810), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 84,630 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-9099), ranked #787 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,840
per year
Mean
$36,810
per year
Employment
84,630
US workers
National rank
#787
of 825 by median
What a food preparation and serving related workers, all other earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a food preparation and serving related workers, all other (SOC 35-9099) earns a median annual wage of $35,840 and a mean (average) of $36,810. The median is the midpoint — half of food preparation and serving related workers, all other earn more and half earn less — and is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for food preparation and serving related workers, all other is $35,840, and the mean (average) is $36,810. The median is the midpoint — half of food preparation and serving related workers, all other earn more and half earn less.
- How does food preparation and serving related workers, all other pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,840, a food preparation and serving related workers, all other earns 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many food preparation and serving related workers, all other are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 84,630 food preparation and serving related workers, all other employed nationally (SOC 35-9099), across all industries.
- Where does this food preparation and serving related workers, all other salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-9099. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-9099 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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