How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $71,950. The difference is $43,350, which is 121.0% 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 $31,540 to the 75th at $52,000, covers $20,460.

The mean annual wage is $42,070, which sits above the median of $35,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 0.1% lower than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,706, which is 8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.2% higher than the Missouri median of $28,600.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $38,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $32,740. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,959, against $38,706 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $35,710 and employment of 70. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,591, against $38,706 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $48,070. That median is 34.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,301, against $38,706 here.