SOC 35-9099 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Flagstaff, AZ is $39,670. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$39,670

10th percentile
$36,240
25th percentile
$38,070
Median
$39,670
75th percentile
$43,750
90th percentile
$54,880
Mean
$42,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. The difference is $18,640, which is 47.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,070 to the 75th at $43,750, covers $5,680.

The mean annual wage is $42,510, which sits above the median of $39,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flagstaff, AZ median is 10.7% higher than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,541, which is 10.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% higher than the Arizona median of $37,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $39,541 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $37,430 and employment of 30. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,778, against $39,541 here.
  • St. George, UT is 137 miles away, with a median of $33,810 and employment of 40. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,741, against $39,541 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 183 miles away, with a median of $34,990 and employment of 900. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,915, against $39,541 here.

Employment share

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Flagstaff, AZ (50 of 66,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ · Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Flagstaff, AZ is $39,670. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other?

The local median is 10.7% higher than the national median of $35,840.

What is Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Flagstaff, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,670 is $39,541. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Flagstaff, AZ compare with nearby metros for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $37,430. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.