Food Preparation Workers pay in Urban Honolulu
$40,080avg. a year
$19.27 an hour · 4,210 employed
Food Preparation Workers in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn an average of $40,080 a year. That is $1,590 (4%) less than the Hawaii average of $41,670. The U.S. average is $35,290.
$37,300Median pay
$19.27Average hourly
-4%vs. Hawaii average
4,210Jobs in this metro
Other Hawaii metro areas
Average pay for food preparation workers in other Hawaii metro areas.
1720 jobs
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
$48,150
$23.15 an hour
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How Urban Honolulu compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Hawaii metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Urban Honolulu
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $44,620 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,970 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $61,880 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $52,710 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $37,550 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $50,250 |
Questions and answers
How much do food preparation workers make in Urban Honolulu?
The average is $40,080 a year, and the median is $37,300. About 4,210 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Hawaii average?
That is $1,590 (4%) less than the Hawaii average of $41,670.
Is this job common in Urban Honolulu?
It makes up 9.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.64 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2021. Metro area: Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 46520). 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.