51 Series · SOC 51-3093

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$40,550

per year

Median Hourly

$19.49/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$41,930

average

Employment

27,660

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$30,540$35,310$40,550$47,420$54,170
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.68$16.98$19.49$22.80$26.04
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$30,540

25th Percentile

$35,310

Median

$40,550

75th Percentile

$47,420

90th Percentile

$54,170

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Nebraska $50,020 +23% above national
2 Colorado $49,830 +23% above national
3 Michigan $48,070 +19% above national
4 Washington $48,020 +18% above national
5 Minnesota $47,890 +18% above national
6 New Mexico $47,250 +17% above national
7 Idaho $46,470 +15% above national
8 New York $46,360 +14% above national
9 Iowa $45,910 +13% above national
10 Kansas $45,580 +12% above national
11 Tennessee $45,040 +11% above national
12 California $44,720 +10% above national
13 Massachusetts $43,090 +6% above national
14 Illinois $42,890 +6% above national
15 Oregon $42,430 +5% above national
16 Connecticut $42,390 +5% above national
17 Indiana $41,600 +3% above national
18 Wisconsin $40,360 same as national
19 Kentucky $39,770 2% below national
20 Ohio $38,740 4% below national
21 Pennsylvania $38,570 5% below national
22 Georgia $38,260 6% below national
23 Maryland $38,190 6% below national
24 South Dakota $38,070 6% below national
25 Arkansas $37,770 7% below national
26 Utah $37,610 7% below national
27 Louisiana $37,570 7% below national
28 North Carolina $37,440 8% below national
29 South Carolina $36,870 9% below national
30 Virginia $36,860 9% below national
31 Maine $36,710 9% below national
32 New Jersey $36,100 11% below national
33 Missouri $35,940 11% below national
34 New Hampshire $35,250 13% below national
35 Arizona $33,560 17% below national
36 Florida $33,280 18% below national
37 Texas $33,150 18% below national
38 Mississippi $32,260 20% below national
39 Alabama $26,200 35% below national
40 Puerto Rico $22,670 44% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Modesto, CA $80,310 +98% above national
2 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,910 +55% above national
3 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,140 +46% above national
4 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $55,870 +38% above national
5 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $55,630 +37% above national
6 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,970 +33% above national
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $52,850 +30% above national
8 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,490 +27% above national
9 Ogden, UT $50,980 +26% above national
10 Appleton, WI $50,860 +25% above national
11 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $50,020 +23% above national
12 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,970 +23% above national
13 York-Hanover, PA $49,940 +23% above national
14 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $49,060 +21% above national
15 Twin Falls, ID $48,830 +20% above national
16 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,750 +20% above national
17 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $48,440 +19% above national
18 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $48,190 +19% above national
19 Evansville, IN $48,070 +19% above national
20 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $47,540 +17% above national
21 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,420 +17% above national
22 Rochester, NY $47,350 +17% above national
23 Syracuse, NY $47,280 +17% above national
24 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,790 +15% above national
25 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $46,750 +15% above national
26 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $46,690 +15% above national
27 Merced, CA $46,530 +15% above national
28 Fresno, CA $46,430 +15% above national
29 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,330 +14% above national
30 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,910 +13% above national
31 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $45,780 +13% above national
32 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $45,730 +13% above national
33 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,700 +13% above national
34 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,580 +12% above national
35 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,500 +12% above national
36 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,200 +11% above national
37 Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,190 +11% above national
38 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,590 +10% above national
39 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,450 +10% above national
40 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,140 +9% above national
41 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,990 +8% above national
42 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $43,980 +8% above national
43 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,520 +7% above national
44 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $43,210 +7% above national
45 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,130 +6% above national
46 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $43,090 +6% above national
47 Omaha, NE-IA $43,010 +6% above national
48 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $42,890 +6% above national
49 Boise City, ID $42,590 +5% above national
50 Lima, OH $42,290 +4% above national
51 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,120 +4% above national
52 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,100 +4% above national
53 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,850 +3% above national
54 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $41,470 +2% above national
55 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $41,150 +1% above national
56 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,680 same as national
57 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,500 same as national
58 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,390 same as national
59 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,890 2% below national
60 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,510 3% below national
61 Fort Wayne, IN $39,350 3% below national
62 Vallejo, CA $38,990 4% below national
63 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,980 4% below national
64 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,850 4% below national
65 Salem, OR $38,670 5% below national
66 Cleveland, OH $38,600 5% below national
67 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $38,530 5% below national
68 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,260 6% below national
69 Erie, PA $38,220 6% below national
70 Canton-Massillon, OH $38,160 6% below national
71 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $37,610 7% below national
72 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $37,430 8% below national
73 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,240 8% below national
74 Portland-South Portland, ME $37,160 8% below national
75 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,030 9% below national
76 Florence, SC $36,980 9% below national
77 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $36,810 9% below national
78 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,470 10% below national
79 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $36,330 10% below national
80 Pittsburgh, PA $36,250 11% below national
81 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $36,070 11% below national
82 Altoona, PA $35,960 11% below national
83 Reading, PA $35,910 11% below national
84 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $35,870 12% below national
85 Lancaster, PA $35,730 12% below national
86 Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,520 12% below national
87 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $35,420 13% below national
88 St. Louis, MO-IL $35,350 13% below national
89 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,320 13% below national
90 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,130 13% below national
91 Kansas City, MO-KS $35,050 14% below national
92 Springfield, MO $34,870 14% below national
93 Baton Rouge, LA $34,580 15% below national
94 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,570 15% below national
95 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $34,040 16% below national
96 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,560 17% below national
97 Jacksonville, FL $33,280 18% below national
98 Jackson, MS $32,870 19% below national
99 Tucson, AZ $31,200 23% below national
100 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $31,100 23% below national
101 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $30,940 24% below national
102 Tulsa, OK $30,760 24% below national
103 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $30,260 25% below national
104 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,200 28% below national
105 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $29,030 28% below national
106 El Paso, TX $27,880 31% below national
107 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,300 33% below national
108 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $26,210 35% below national
109 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,730 44% below national
110 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $22,670 44% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.