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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Food Preparation Workers in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $34,880. BLS estimates approximately 1,680 people work in this occupation in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 1.2% below the national median ($35,320).

Median salary
$34,880
Average salary
$33,850
Median hourly
$16.77
Employment
1,680

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$27,900$13.42
25th percentile$30,130$14.49
Median (50th)$34,880$16.77
75th percentile$36,770$17.68
90th percentile$38,560$18.54

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 7.6% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.833
Location quotient
1.54

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.717, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $35,695 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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