Texas Wages 35-2021.00 - Food Preparation Workers Bright Outlook  

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $30,650.
  • 10% of workers earn $22,790 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,450 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $35,320.
  • 10% of workers earn $25,810 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $45,340 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$25,810$29,950$35,320$38,550$45,340
Texas$22,790$27,110$30,650$37,050$42,450
Abilene, TX$22,160$24,680$28,250$33,220$38,110
Amarillo, TX$22,700$26,050$29,160$34,900$38,360
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$26,940$27,260$34,880$38,720$43,610
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,250$24,630$28,700$35,770$37,890
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,550$25,670$30,780$38,610$46,180
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$19,950$22,560$26,180$31,010$38,060
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,430$24,120$27,250$35,930$42,490
College Station-Bryan, TX$22,250$28,630$34,380$36,350$45,290
Corpus Christi, TX$18,870$23,180$28,430$36,310$38,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24,320$27,910$30,740$37,040$44,110
Eagle Pass, TX$20,450$22,570$27,390$37,790$37,790
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,810$24,240$28,120$34,400$37,520
El Paso, TX$19,100$21,800$25,810$30,490$36,040
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,430$24,120$28,770$34,780$38,690
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$23,250$28,110$35,020$37,790$41,870
Killeen-Temple, TX$22,010$26,270$30,300$37,080$38,700
Laredo, TX$20,630$22,690$27,780$36,680$38,620
Longview, TX$21,590$23,120$26,150$29,280$36,410
Lubbock, TX$19,980$24,450$28,550$35,250$36,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$20,670$22,990$26,960$35,900$38,010
Midland, TX$25,420$28,570$33,200$38,410$43,890
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,130$24,130$27,820$32,040$37,520
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,800$23,610$27,040$33,270$36,050
Odessa, TX$22,980$27,120$30,550$37,290$39,600
San Angelo, TX$21,900$26,350$28,640$34,210$38,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23,360$27,790$34,390$37,140$42,170
Sherman-Denison, TX$21,510$24,410$28,620$34,430$37,720
Texarkana, TX-AR$21,580$24,030$27,290$29,660$35,600
Tyler, TX$21,970$24,340$28,150$31,940$36,970
Victoria, TX$20,190$22,870$27,680$36,650$37,910
Waco, TX$22,890$27,250$28,690$34,370$37,960
Wichita Falls, TX$22,530$26,140$35,700$37,340$37,340

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $14.74 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.96 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.41 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $16.98 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $12.41 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $21.80 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$12.41$14.40$16.98$18.53$21.80
Texas$10.96$13.04$14.74$17.81$20.41
Abilene, TX$10.65$11.87$13.58$15.97$18.32
Amarillo, TX$10.92$12.52$14.02$16.78$18.44
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$12.95$13.11$16.77$18.61$20.97
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$10.70$11.84$13.80$17.20$18.22
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.36$12.34$14.80$18.56$22.20
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$9.59$10.85$12.59$14.91$18.30
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.31$11.60$13.10$17.27$20.43
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.70$13.77$16.53$17.47$21.77
Corpus Christi, TX$9.07$11.14$13.67$17.46$18.34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$11.69$13.42$14.78$17.81$21.21
Eagle Pass, TX$9.83$10.85$13.17$18.17$18.17
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.49$11.65$13.52$16.54$18.04
El Paso, TX$9.18$10.48$12.41$14.66$17.33
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.30$11.60$13.83$16.72$18.60
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$11.18$13.52$16.84$18.17$20.13
Killeen-Temple, TX$10.58$12.63$14.57$17.83$18.60
Laredo, TX$9.92$10.91$13.36$17.63$18.57
Longview, TX$10.38$11.11$12.57$14.08$17.51
Lubbock, TX$9.60$11.75$13.73$16.95$17.55
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$9.94$11.05$12.96$17.26$18.27
Midland, TX$12.22$13.74$15.96$18.47$21.10
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.16$11.60$13.38$15.41$18.04
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.00$11.35$13.00$16.00$17.33
Odessa, TX$11.05$13.04$14.69$17.93$19.04
San Angelo, TX$10.53$12.67$13.77$16.45$18.29
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$11.23$13.36$16.54$17.86$20.27
Sherman-Denison, TX$10.34$11.74$13.76$16.55$18.13
Texarkana, TX-AR$10.38$11.55$13.12$14.26$17.11
Tyler, TX$10.56$11.70$13.53$15.36$17.78
Victoria, TX$9.71$11.00$13.31$17.62$18.23
Waco, TX$11.01$13.10$13.79$16.52$18.25
Wichita Falls, TX$10.83$12.57$17.17$17.95$17.95