Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Madison, WI Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Madison, WI Food preparation workers (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2021) in Madison, WI (BLS Area code: 31540 ) earned an average wage of $9.44 per hour and an average annual salary of $19,630Madison, WI1,400Food preparation workersIndustry comparison
Food preparation workers in Madison, WI earned 6% more than average for Food preparation workers in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Food preparation workers in Madison, WI earned 51% less than the average worker in Madison, WI.

State salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Madison, WI earned 49% less than the average worker in Wisconsin.

National salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Madison, WI earned 50% less than the average worker in the United States.

Food preparation workers in Madison, WIFood preparation workers in Madison, WI

Mean hourly wage:	$9.44
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$7.00
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$7.78
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$8.91
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$10.45
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.89

Food preparation workers in Madison, WI

Mean annual salary:	$19,630
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$14,560
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$16,190
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$18,540
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$21,740
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$26,800