Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Texas

$32,030avg. a year
$15.40 an hour · 4,030 employed

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Texas earn an average of $32,030 a year. That is $4,780 (13%) less than the U.S. average of $36,810. The best-paying metro area is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $37,060.

$30,210Median pay
$15.40Average hourly
+32%Avg. pay since 2020
#32Of 43 states + D.C.

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for food preparation and serving related workers, all other by metro area. Swipe to see all 9.

1320 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$37,060
$17.82 an hour
21,160 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$33,940
$16.32 an hour
3470 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$32,130
$15.45 an hour
4940 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$31,510
$15.15 an hour
540 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$30,520
$14.67 an hour
640 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$30,370
$14.60 an hour
7130 jobs
El Paso, TX
$29,350
$14.11 an hour
840 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$28,260
$13.59 an hour
950 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$27,430
$13.19 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas food preparation and serving related workers, all other work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$36,810$17.70
Texas$32,030$15.40
Arkansas$36,740$17.67
New Mexico$35,680$17.15
Oklahoma$31,790$15.29
Louisiana$25,560$12.29

Questions and answers

How much do food preparation and serving related workers, all other make in Texas?

The average is $32,030 a year, and the median is $30,210. That is $4,780 (13%) less than the U.S. average of $36,810.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$15.40 an hour on average; the median is $14.52.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($37,060), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($33,940). The lowest average among 9 metro areas with data is Corpus Christi, TX ($27,430).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #32 of 44 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 35-9099. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national food preparation and serving related workers, all other page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.