Food Prep Salary in Yakima, Washington

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How much does a Food Prep make in Yakima, WA? The average Food Prep salary in Yakima, WA is $35,284 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $31,160 and $41,511. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Food Prep Salary	$27,405	Yakima,WA	March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Food Prep Salary	$31,160	Yakima,WA	March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Food Prep Salary	$35,284	Yakima,WA	March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Food Prep Salary	$41,511	Yakima,WA	March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Food Prep Salary	$47,181	Yakima,WA	March 01, 2025

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Cook I / Prep Paradies Lagardere - San Francisco International Airport

Paradies Lagardère - South San Francisco , CA

Food preparation at 100% recipe adherence. Follows recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, portioning, and serving food items. * Follow production prep ...

LinkedIn - 10 days ago

DISHWASHER/FOOD SERVICE UTILITY (FULL TIME)

Compass Group, North America - Redmond , WA

Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks and all other food prep surfaces as assigned. * Segregates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers. Steam cleans ...

Lensa - 18 days ago

Dishwasher

The Scarlet, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel - Lincoln , NE

Operate dishwashing machinery and ensure proper handling and storage of cleaned items * Assist with basic food prep tasks, such as peeling, chopping, and portioning ingredients * Follow safety and ...

Lensa - 3 days ago

Dishwasher $15-$16 (Part Time)

Arrow Senior Living - Blue Springs , MO

Whether requested to run the dish machine, step in with food prep, or bus tables and run food, you should be flexible and at the service of your coworkers. What are we looking for? * You must be at ...

JobGet - 6 days ago

DISHWASHER (SEASONAL)

Compass Group - Mountain Center , CA

Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, meat blocks and other food prep surfaces. * Removes trash and places it in designated containers. Steam cleans or hoses out garbage cans. * Transfers supplies ...

Lensa - 16 days ago

Dishwasher Destiny Coast Cafe

Behind The Scenes Catering & Events - San Diego , CA

Maintain cleanliness of dish area and kitchen floors * Assist with basic food prep as needed * Support kitchen cleaning projects * Handle waste disposal and recycling * Maintain chemical inventory ...

Lensa - 28 days ago

What does a Food Prep do?

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Performs other related duties as assigned by a manager.

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Observes quality of food in his/her station, taking all necessary actions to ensure our standards.

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Communicates clearly and efficiently with other kitchen team members and receives information and feedback from them on their needs, and takes action based on observation and information received.

May 14, 2023

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Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed and provide cooks with needed items.

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Training from a culinary school will be an asset.

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About Yakima, Washington

Yakima (/ˈjækɪmɑː/ or /ˈjækɪmə/) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's eleventh-largest city by population. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,067 and a metropolitan population of 243,231. The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima. Yakima is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Mount Rainier in Washington. It is situated in the Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for apple, wine and hop production. As of 2011, the Yakima Valley produc...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Food Prep in Yakima, WA. The base salary for Food Prep ranges from $31,160 to $41,511 with the average base salary of $35,284. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $31,251 to $41,745 with the average total cash compensation of $35,367.

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About Yakima, Washington Yakima (/ˈjækɪmɑː/ or /ˈjækɪmə/) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's eleventh-largest city by population.....More

Yakima, Washington area prices were up 2.9% from a year ago

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