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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Georgia

What Food Preparation Workers earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$34,111
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
18 of 24
published states
Workers in state
28,280
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Food Preparation Workers pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Food Preparation Workers in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$36,090$29,877$13,675
2Haralson County, GA$36,090$29,877$13,483
3Butts County, GA$36,090$29,877$11,827
4Lumpkin County, GA$36,090$29,877$10,207
5Morgan County, GA$36,090$29,877$8,239
6Fulton County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
7Gwinnett County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
8Cobb County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
9DeKalb County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
10Clayton County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
11Cherokee County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
12Forsyth County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
13Henry County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
14Paulding County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
15Coweta County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
16Douglas County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
17Carroll County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
18Fayette County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
19Newton County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
20Bartow County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
21Walton County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
22Rockdale County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
23Barrow County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
24Spalding County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439
25Pickens County, GA$36,090$29,877$3,439

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Food Preparation Workers pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Food Preparation Workers in Georgia is $34,111, based on 28,280 workers. Among the 24 states with published data, that ranks number 18. The BLS national median for the occupation is $35,320, so Georgia averages 3.4% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $36,090.

Cost of living for Food Preparation Workers in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $13,675. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $3,439. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Food Preparation Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Food Preparation Workers are Washington ($40,765), California ($39,696), New Hampshire ($39,052) and Massachusetts ($38,435).

Frequently asked questions: Food Preparation Workers in Georgia

How much do Food Preparation Workers earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $34,111.

Which Georgia county is best for Food Preparation Workers?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($13,675). Haralson County, GA follows at $13,483.