Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for food cooking machine operators and tenders in the United States is $41,590 a year. About 31,250 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $31,680
- 25th percentile
- $36,190
- Median percentile
- $41,590
- 75th percentile
- $47,380
- 90th percentile
- $54,410
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $51,100
- Utah $48,620
- Massachusetts $47,960
- Iowa $47,900
- Michigan $47,260
- Minnesota $47,250
- Colorado $46,900
- Kansas $45,850
- New York $45,680
- Tennessee $45,620
- Nebraska $45,420
- Idaho $45,120
- California $44,740
- Oregon $44,530
- Louisiana $44,440
- Arizona $44,050
- Indiana $43,350
- Pennsylvania $42,710
- Illinois $42,670
- Missouri $42,160
- Kentucky $41,800
- Ohio $41,160
- Arkansas $40,480
- New Hampshire $40,440
- Wisconsin $40,000
- South Dakota $39,270
- North Carolina $39,070
- Connecticut $38,880
- Georgia $38,440
- South Carolina $38,220
- Maine $37,500
- New Jersey $37,180
- Florida $36,450
- Oklahoma $36,030
- Virginia $35,140
- Texas $33,980
- Mississippi $31,150
- Alabama $27,080
By metro area
- Cedar Rapids, IA $63,690
- Modesto, CA $59,010
- Kiryas Joel, NY $57,680
- Scranton, PA $57,490
- Seattle, WA $56,190
- Memphis, TN $55,270
- Sioux City, IA $51,600
- Stockton, CA $51,560
- Portland, ME $50,330
- Dubuque, IA $50,140
- Phoenix, AZ $49,220
- Denver, CO $48,980
- Davenport, IA $48,460
- Omaha, NE $48,420
- Minneapolis, MN $48,290
- Detroit, MI $48,230
- Salt Lake City, UT $48,010
- Appleton, WI $47,920
- Rochester, NY $47,760
- St. Cloud, MN $47,380
- Grand Rapids, MI $47,260
- San Francisco, CA $47,220
- Syracuse, NY $46,780
- Buffalo, NY $46,410
- York, PA $46,350
- Twin Falls, ID $46,010
- Visalia, CA $45,880
- Reading, PA $45,470
- Nashville, TN $45,340
- Portland, OR $45,260
- Boise City, ID $45,120
- Chicago, IL $44,280
- Fayetteville, AR $44,240
- Canton, OH $42,950
- Sioux Falls, SD $42,860
- Riverside, CA $42,760
- Charlotte, NC $42,710
- Cincinnati, OH $41,800
- New York, NY $41,590
- Knoxville, TN $41,200
- Boston, MA $41,030
- Allentown, PA $40,740
- Columbus, OH $40,650
- Green Bay, WI $40,200
- Atlanta, GA $40,170
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,150
- Lakeland, FL $39,960
- Salem, OR $39,920
- Pittsburgh, PA $39,880
- Fond du Lac, WI $39,830
- Washington, DC $39,790
- Cleveland, OH $39,650
- Milwaukee, WI $39,410
- Fayetteville, NC $39,230
- Philadelphia, PA $38,890
- Tulsa, OK $38,750
- St. Louis, MO $38,690
- Vallejo, CA $38,640
- Oklahoma City, OK $38,480
- Fresno, CA $38,430
- Florence, SC $38,220
- Provo, UT $38,060
- Richmond, VA $38,030
- Altoona, PA $37,530
- Springfield, MO $37,400
- Joplin, MO $37,190
- Jacksonville, FL $36,890
- Baltimore, MD $36,740
- Orlando, FL $36,520
- Sacramento, CA $36,450
- Miami, FL $36,190
- El Paso, TX $36,120
- Tampa, FL $35,890
- Austin, TX $35,350
- Dallas, TX $35,240
- Kansas City, MO $34,200
- Hagerstown, MD $33,280
- Greensboro, NC $33,120
- Raleigh, NC $32,740
- Houston, TX $32,180
- San Antonio, TX $30,340
- McAllen, TX $26,950
- Baton Rouge, LA $23,600