Food Service Worker pay range
State of Ohio · class code 42341
- Class code
- 42341
- Pay range
- 1
- Pay unit
- Hour
- Bargaining unit
- 5
- State
- Ohio
- The State of Ohio published pay range for Food Service Worker is $18.85 to $20.05 per hour.
- That works out to about $39,208 to $41,704 a year at full time.
- Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) keys this classification as class code 42341.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) assigns this class to pay range 1 in the DAS Pay Range Booklet. The range pays 4 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated. It sits in bargaining unit code 5.
| Basis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $39,208 | $39,978 | $40,789 | $41,704 |
| Hourly | $18.85 | $19.22 | $19.61 | $20.05 |
Steps as published. The hourly figure is the state's own; the annual row is that rate at 2080 hours a year, which the state does not publish.
The same range, converted
| Basis | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | $18.85 | $20.05 |
| Per week at 40 hours | $754.00 | $802.00 |
| Per year at 2080 hours | $39,208 | $41,704 |
Conversions are arithmetic on the published rate at a standard full-time basis. The plan publishes only the per hour figure.
Where this comes from
Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) publishes this figure in DAS Pay Range Booklet, published 2026-09-08. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Nearby classes in Ohio
Food Service Worker in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20,093 | $29,806 | $20,093 to $29,806 |
| Delaware | $30,730 | $38,773 | $30,730 to $38,773 |
| Iowa | $31,096 | $44,054 | $31,096 to $44,054 |
| Kentucky | $1,885 | $3,016 | $22,622 to $36,196 |
| Maine | $17.67 | $22.23 | $36,754 to $46,238 |
| Maryland | $38,582 | $60,852 | $38,582 to $60,852 |
| Minnesota | $43,577 | $54,037 | $43,577 to $54,037 |
| Missouri | $34,992 | $44,616 | $34,992 to $44,616 |
| Nebraska | $18.48 | $27.24 | $38,434 to $56,657 |
| New Mexico | $15.45 | $23.18 | $32,136 to $48,214 |
| Tennessee | $1,939 | $2,914 | $23,268 to $34,968 |
| Washington | $39,036 | $51,600 | $39,036 to $51,600 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.