SOC 35-9099 · Bend, OR metro

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Bend, OR

The average salary for other food preparation and serving related workers in Bend, Oregon is $45,520 a year ($21.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,810: half of the 30 people in this job in the Bend, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

$45,520average per year

$21.88 / hourMedian $45,810Take-home ≈ $35,617

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+24%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay range in Bend

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,290 or more. The middle half of other food preparation and serving related workers in Bend earn between $38,050 and $49,370.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,520$3,793$21.88
Median$45,810$3,818$22.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,050$3,171$18.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,370$4,114$23.74

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Bend vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Other food preparation and serving related workers in Bend earn 7% more than the Oregon average ($42,740) and 24% more than the U.S. average ($36,810). At the median the gap is +28% against the U.S. median of $35,840.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bend$45,520$45,810$33,560$51,29030
Oregon$42,740$39,080$34,910$51,290600
United States$36,810$35,840$25,470$47,55084,630

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Bend

On the average salary of $45,520, a single filer in Bend takes home about $35,617 a year, or $2,968 a month and $1,370 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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Is Bend a good place for other food preparation and serving related workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bend area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $45,520 buys what about $43,935 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bend ($54,570). A typical home costs $672,286, or 14.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in other Oregon cities

Bend ranks 2nd of 3 Oregon metro areas for this job; Salem pays the most ($52,400).

All Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salaries in Oregon

Highest-paying cities for other food preparation and serving related workers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,540).

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Bend: questions

How much do other food preparation and serving related workers make an hour in Bend?

$21.88 an hour on average, and $22.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food preparation and serving related workers salary in Bend?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food preparation and serving related workers take-home pay in Bend?

About $35,617 a year ($2,968 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,520. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Do other food preparation and serving related workers earn more in Bend than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9099; area Bend, OR (13460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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