Food Preparation Workers pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$34,550avg. a year
$16.61 an hour · 9,350 employed
Food Preparation Workers in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn an average of $34,550 a year. That is $2,430 (8%) more than the Texas average of $32,120. The U.S. average is $35,290.
$34,880Median pay
$16.61Average hourly
+8%vs. Texas average
9,350Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for food preparation workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1500 jobs
Midland, TX
$33,700
$16.20 an hour
216,240 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$33,220
$15.97 an hour
31,680 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$33,200
$15.96 an hour
421,700 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$32,960
$15.85 an hour
57,910 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$32,900
$15.82 an hour
6580 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$32,040
$15.40 an hour
7470 jobs
Odessa, TX
$31,830
$15.30 an hour
8910 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$31,520
$15.15 an hour
9940 jobs
Waco, TX
$30,440
$14.64 an hour
10770 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$30,390
$14.61 an hour
11880 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$30,190
$14.52 an hour
12290 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$29,940
$14.39 an hour
13340 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$29,810
$14.33 an hour
14230 jobs
Victoria, TX
$29,440
$14.16 an hour
15700 jobs
Laredo, TX
$29,370
$14.12 an hour
161,140 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$29,320
$14.10 an hour
17410 jobs
Abilene, TX
$29,220
$14.05 an hour
181,810 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$29,100
$13.99 an hour
19730 jobs
Tyler, TX
$29,010
$13.95 an hour
201,750 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$28,820
$13.86 an hour
2190 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$28,750
$13.82 an hour
22310 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$27,810
$13.37 an hour
23700 jobs
Longview, TX
$27,430
$13.19 an hour
241,390 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$27,370
$13.16 an hour
252,220 jobs
El Paso, TX
$26,920
$12.94 an hour
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How Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,430 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,130 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $32,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $45,310 |
| Bartenders | $32,760 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,960 |
Questions and answers
How much do food preparation workers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
The average is $34,550 a year, and the median is $34,880. About 9,350 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,430 (8%) more than the Texas average of $32,120.
Is this job common in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
It makes up 7.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.26 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: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12420). 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.