Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Louisiana

Ranked #42 of 44 · LA

30.6% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $25,560 ≈ $12/hr
Median annual salary $21,820
Employment 3,670

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $17,400P25 $19,020 Median $21,820P75 $30,860P90 $36,530

About 80% of food preparation and serving related workers, all others in Louisiana earn between $17,400 and $36,530. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Louisiana
$25,560
U.S. average
$36,810

The mean food preparation and serving related workers, all other salary in Louisiana is $25,560, about 30.6% below the U.S. average ($36,810). That works out to roughly $12/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Louisiana

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $24,220 $26,750 200
Hammond, LA $24,150 $25,800 280
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $23,420 $28,250 1,200
Baton Rouge, LA $21,640 $26,130 540
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $21,620 $24,460 100
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $21,370 $24,170 110
Lake Charles, LA $20,470 $23,550 160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $20,330 $23,530 270

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