Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK Food preparation workers (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2021) in Fort Smith, AR-OK (BLS Area code: 22900 ) earned an average wage of $7.27 per hour and an average annual salary of $15,120Fort Smith, AR-OK550Food preparation workersIndustry comparison
Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 18% less than average for Food preparation workers in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 49% less than the average worker in Fort Smith, AR-OK.

State salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 66% less than the average worker in Arkansas.

National salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 61% less than the average worker in the United States.

Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OKFood preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean hourly wage:	$7.27
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$5.64
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.13
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$6.97
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.30
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.34

Food preparation workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean annual salary:	$15,120
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$11,720
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$12,750
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$14,500
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$17,260
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$19,430