SALARY · FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS · OHIO

Food Preparation Workers salary in Ohio

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For food preparation workers in Ohio, that middle figure was $34,530 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$34,530

$17 per hour at the median · That is $790 (2.2 percent) below the national median of $35,320 for this occupation.

$34,560Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$19,480People employed in this job in Ohio

Salary range

25th: $28,930Median: $34,53075th: $38,070
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,930
Median (50th percentile)$34,530
75th percentile$38,070
Mean$34,560

The middle half of workers earned from $28,930 to $38,070 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$29,426 a year
$2,452 a month
Federal tax $1,964 · FICA $2,642 · State tax $499

Caveat: the Ohio Department of Taxation 2026 IT 1040 instructions booklet was not retrieved. Verification rests on enacted law plus the Legislative Service Commission tax year 2026 table, not on a Department booklet.

Ohio municipal income taxes and school district taxes are separate, location specific, and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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