Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$41,080avg. a year
$19.75 an hour · 14,270 employed
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $41,080 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $41,370. The U.S. average is $36,810.
$36,810Median pay
$19.75Average hourly
-1%vs. California average
14,270Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
12,740 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$47,390
$22.78 an hour
21,430 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$45,320
$21.79 an hour
3330 jobs
Salinas, CA
$42,430
$20.40 an hour
4320 jobs
Napa, CA
$41,750
$20.07 an hour
5240 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$41,510
$19.96 an hour
6390 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$41,390
$19.90 an hour
7290 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$40,720
$19.58 an hour
8130 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$40,500
$19.47 an hour
9550 jobs
Fresno, CA
$40,350
$19.40 an hour
101,010 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$40,270
$19.36 an hour
11390 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$40,170
$19.31 an hour
123,180 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$39,940
$19.20 an hour
13100 jobs
Redding, CA
$39,800
$19.14 an hour
143,340 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$39,240
$18.87 an hour
15160 jobs
Visalia, CA
$38,820
$18.66 an hour
16190 jobs
Modesto, CA
$38,440
$18.48 an hour
17230 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$38,120
$18.33 an hour
1860 jobs
Merced, CA
$37,960
$18.25 an hour
19340 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$37,850
$18.20 an hour
20130 jobs
Chico, CA
$36,950
$17.76 an hour
2140 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$36,780
$17.68 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $39,920 |
| Dishwashers | $39,240 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $40,680 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $41,080 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,640 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $44,750 |
Questions and answers
How much do food preparation and serving related workers, all other make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $41,080 a year, and the median is $36,810. About 14,270 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $41,370.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 4.18 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-9099. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.