Food Processing Workers, All Other salary
The median pay for food processing workers, all other in the United States is $39,680 a year. About 65,000 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,210
- 25th percentile
- $36,410
- Median percentile
- $39,680
- 75th percentile
- $44,130
- 90th percentile
- $47,950
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
- Colorado $46,930
- Idaho $46,820
- Kansas $46,060
- New Hampshire $45,410
- Illinois $45,340
- Arizona $45,330
- North Dakota $45,120
- Missouri $44,050
- Washington $43,980
- Vermont $43,300
- Massachusetts $43,200
- New York $42,920
- Wyoming $42,740
- Tennessee $42,690
- Minnesota $41,800
- Iowa $41,740
- Pennsylvania $41,620
- Utah $41,400
- Florida $41,390
- Indiana $41,250
- Wisconsin $40,590
- Texas $40,150
- Delaware $39,470
- Ohio $39,470
- Michigan $38,750
- Oklahoma $38,530
- Maine $38,270
- California $38,230
- Oregon $38,170
- Mississippi $38,150
- Arkansas $37,840
- Georgia $37,810
- Virginia $37,810
- West Virginia $37,750
- Montana $37,740
- Alabama $37,510
- Kentucky $37,450
- North Carolina $37,360
- South Carolina $37,060
- Maryland $35,870
- Rhode Island $34,770
- New Jersey $34,670
- New Mexico $34,560
- Louisiana $31,230
- Nevada $30,120
By metro area
- Rochester, MN $62,330
- Hanford, CA $53,420
- Lancaster, PA $51,490
- Longview, WA $50,500
- Harrisburg, PA $50,310
- Boulder, CO $48,850
- Raleigh, NC $48,600
- Seattle, WA $47,800
- Denver, CO $47,750
- Chattanooga, TN $47,320
- Sioux City, IA $46,350
- Morristown, TN $46,320
- Phoenix, AZ $45,330
- St. Joseph, MO $45,200
- Yakima, WA $44,990
- Fort Collins, CO $44,960
- Dayton, OH $44,760
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,610
- Albany, GA $44,390
- Boston, MA $44,310
- Provo, UT $44,240
- Colorado Springs, CO $43,930
- Canton, OH $43,790
- Minneapolis, MN $43,700
- Ames, IA $43,520
- Jacksonville, FL $43,430
- San Jose, CA $43,200
- Fort Smith, AR $43,160
- Jackson, TN $43,150
- Logan, UT $43,010
- Des Moines, IA $42,960
- Chicago, IL $42,840
- Nashville, TN $42,840
- Austin, TX $42,730
- Allentown, PA $42,600
- Omaha, NE $42,600
- Kansas City, MO $42,530
- Merced, CA $42,430
- Visalia, CA $42,250
- Jackson, MS $41,870
- Miami, FL $41,740
- Burlington, VT $41,480
- Kennewick, WA $41,340
- Cedar Rapids, IA $41,070
- Buffalo, NY $41,020
- Ogden, UT $40,990
- Scranton, PA $40,910
- St. Louis, MO $40,740
- Cincinnati, OH $40,590
- Killeen, TX $40,590
- Riverside, CA $40,530
- Philadelphia, PA $40,460
- Gettysburg, PA $40,130
- Columbus, OH $39,890
- Burlington, NC $39,800
- Deltona, FL $39,800
- San Francisco, CA $39,770
- Detroit, MI $39,740
- Rochester, NY $39,720
- Tampa, FL $39,670
- Washington, DC $39,640
- Milwaukee, WI $39,420
- Cleveland, TN $39,380
- Orlando, FL $39,290
- Pittsburgh, PA $39,290
- Little Rock, AR $39,260
- Champaign, IL $39,250
- Reading, PA $39,230
- Columbus, GA $39,190
- Hickory, NC $39,150
- Modesto, CA $39,040
- Beaumont, TX $38,870
- Knoxville, TN $38,860
- Charlotte, NC $38,850
- Grand Rapids, MI $38,730
- Charleston, SC $38,560
- Virginia Beach, VA $38,550
- Vallejo, CA $38,530
- San Diego, CA $38,490
- Augusta, GA $38,480
- Fayetteville, AR $38,460
- Richmond, VA $38,240
- Cleveland, OH $38,210
- Memphis, TN $38,170
- Houston, TX $38,100
- San Antonio, TX $38,090
- Corpus Christi, TX $38,080
- Dallas, TX $37,910
- Lebanon, PA $37,830
- Rockford, IL $37,800
- Tulsa, OK $37,760
- Wichita, KS $37,620
- Durham, NC $37,550
- Oklahoma City, OK $37,550
- San Angelo, TX $37,550
- York, PA $37,500
- Missoula, MT $37,450
- Albuquerque, NM $37,300
- Los Angeles, CA $37,280
- Salinas, CA $37,250
- Waco, TX $37,100
- Greenville, SC $37,060
- Lubbock, TX $36,980
- Atlanta, GA $36,660
- Greensboro, NC $36,660
- Portland, OR $36,640
- Hammond, LA $36,620
- College Station, TX $36,590
- Wilmington, NC $36,470
- Stockton, CA $36,420
- Oxnard, CA $36,410
- Winston, NC $36,380
- Myrtle Beach, SC $36,300
- Fayetteville, NC $36,290
- Kingsport, TN $36,290
- Tyler, TX $36,290
- Savannah, GA $36,220
- Fresno, CA $36,020
- Columbia, SC $35,980
- Sacramento, CA $35,710