51 Series · SOC 51-3099
Food Processing Workers, All Other
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$38,420
per year
Median Hourly
$18.47/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$39,260
average
Employment
57,920
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$30,290
25th Percentile
$35,360
Median
$38,420
75th Percentile
$43,020
90th Percentile
$47,470
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | $45,070 | +17% above national |
| 2 | Nebraska | $44,980 | +17% above national |
| 3 | Idaho | $43,720 | +14% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $43,720 | +14% above national |
| 5 | North Dakota | $43,720 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $43,380 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $42,630 | +11% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $42,570 | +11% above national |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $42,300 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Tennessee | $42,030 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Utah | $41,280 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Montana | $41,200 | +7% above national |
| 13 | New York | $40,880 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Kentucky | $40,710 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Iowa | $40,570 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Illinois | $40,310 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Connecticut | $40,220 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Arizona | $40,210 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $39,940 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Vermont | $39,240 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $39,210 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Texas | $39,110 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Mississippi | $38,940 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Missouri | $38,890 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Indiana | $38,730 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Colorado | $38,710 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Delaware | $38,580 | same as national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $38,350 | same as national |
| 29 | California | $38,300 | same as national |
| 30 | Michigan | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $37,800 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $37,650 | 2% below national |
| 33 | South Carolina | $37,390 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $37,260 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Oregon | $37,000 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Maryland | $36,950 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Alabama | $36,860 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 39 | West Virginia | $36,600 | 5% below national |
| 40 | New Jersey | $36,420 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Georgia | $36,170 | 6% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $36,080 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Arkansas | $36,070 | 6% below national |
| 44 | Maine | $34,430 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $30,290 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Nevada | $29,750 | 23% below national |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $29,120 | 24% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester, MN | $51,960 | +35% above national |
| 2 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $51,910 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Dubuque, IA | $51,750 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $50,130 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Madison, WI | $48,890 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,090 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,950 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,290 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Lancaster, PA | $46,280 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Reno, NV | $45,330 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $45,210 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,070 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Ogden, UT | $45,050 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $44,980 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Morristown, TN | $44,900 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Greeley, CO | $44,790 | +17% above national |
| 18 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,990 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $43,860 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Yakima, WA | $43,850 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,720 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,720 | +14% above national |
| 23 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,620 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $43,550 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $43,310 | +13% above national |
| 27 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,120 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Twin Falls, ID | $43,100 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,020 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $42,680 | +11% above national |
| 31 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $42,630 | +11% above national |
| 32 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $42,410 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,150 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Boise City, ID | $42,020 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $41,840 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $41,770 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Omaha, NE-IA | $41,660 | +8% above national |
| 38 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $41,570 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,520 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,460 | +8% above national |
| 41 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $41,410 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $41,410 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Visalia, CA | $41,410 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Corpus Christi, TX | $41,380 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $41,350 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41,330 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $41,320 | +8% above national |
| 48 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $41,290 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Logan, UT-ID | $41,280 | +7% above national |
| 50 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $41,270 | +7% above national |
| 51 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $41,210 | +7% above national |
| 52 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $41,200 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Knoxville, TN | $41,150 | +7% above national |
| 54 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,140 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Columbus, GA-AL | $41,080 | +7% above national |
| 56 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $41,070 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $41,060 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $40,940 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $40,800 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Albuquerque, NM | $40,770 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,730 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Ames, IA | $40,720 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $40,560 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $40,560 | +6% above national |
| 65 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $40,540 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,450 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $40,210 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $40,140 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,030 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,000 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Toledo, OH | $39,880 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Modesto, CA | $39,820 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,730 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Colorado Springs, CO | $39,620 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,620 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,610 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $39,590 | +3% above national |
| 78 | El Centro, CA | $39,570 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,480 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $39,370 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $39,240 | +2% above national |
| 82 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,240 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Vallejo, CA | $39,180 | +2% above national |
| 84 | York-Hanover, PA | $39,140 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,110 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Jackson, MS | $39,080 | +2% above national |
| 87 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $39,030 | +2% above national |
| 88 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,860 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,860 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Cleveland, TN | $38,820 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Boulder, CO | $38,770 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,710 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $38,700 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,600 | same as national |
| 96 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $38,580 | same as national |
| 97 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,520 | same as national |
| 98 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,520 | same as national |
| 99 | Rochester, NY | $38,500 | same as national |
| 100 | Burlington, NC | $38,440 | same as national |
| 101 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $38,420 | same as national |
| 102 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,410 | same as national |
| 103 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,400 | same as national |
| 104 | Columbus, OH | $38,270 | same as national |
| 105 | Merced, CA | $38,270 | same as national |
| 106 | Dover, DE | $38,230 | same as national |
| 107 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,150 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $38,150 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,110 | 1% below national |
| 110 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,100 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Pittsburgh, PA | $38,060 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,050 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,030 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,920 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Napa, CA | $37,920 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 1% below national |
| 120 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,860 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,810 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $37,810 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Birmingham, AL | $37,790 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,680 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,650 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,650 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $37,620 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,580 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $37,580 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,580 | 2% below national |
| 131 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,500 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $37,490 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,480 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $37,440 | 3% below national |
| 135 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $37,420 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Tucson, AZ | $37,390 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,380 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,340 | 3% below national |
| 139 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,280 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,270 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Harrisonburg, VA | $37,250 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,220 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | 3% below national |
| 145 | Cleveland, OH | $37,040 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $37,000 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $36,950 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,920 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Gainesville, GA | $36,870 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,840 | 4% below national |
| 151 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 152 | Jackson, TN | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 153 | Oklahoma City, OK | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 154 | Tulsa, OK | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Columbia, SC | $36,700 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 5% below national |
| 160 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,590 | 5% below national |
| 161 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,560 | 5% below national |
| 162 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $36,490 | 5% below national |
| 163 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,440 | 5% below national |
| 164 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,400 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,400 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,370 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $36,350 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $36,300 | 6% below national |
| 169 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $36,260 | 6% below national |
| 170 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 6% below national |
| 171 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 6% below national |
| 172 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,170 | 6% below national |
| 173 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $36,160 | 6% below national |
| 174 | Winston-Salem, NC | $36,070 | 6% below national |
| 175 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,070 | 6% below national |
| 176 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,990 | 6% below national |
| 177 | Richmond, VA | $35,910 | 7% below national |
| 178 | Salinas, CA | $35,890 | 7% below national |
| 179 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,810 | 7% below national |
| 180 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,780 | 7% below national |
| 181 | Salisbury, MD | $35,610 | 7% below national |
| 182 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,600 | 7% below national |
| 183 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $35,480 | 8% below national |
| 184 | Lubbock, TX | $35,440 | 8% below national |
| 185 | Rockford, IL | $35,440 | 8% below national |
| 186 | Fresno, CA | $35,310 | 8% below national |
| 187 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,270 | 8% below national |
| 188 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,170 | 8% below national |
| 189 | Salem, OR | $35,090 | 9% below national |
| 190 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,090 | 9% below national |
| 191 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,530 | 10% below national |
| 192 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $34,430 | 10% below national |
| 193 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $34,340 | 11% below national |
| 194 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $34,110 | 11% below national |
| 195 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $33,840 | 12% below national |
| 196 | Waco, TX | $33,840 | 12% below national |
| 197 | Wilmington, NC | $33,520 | 13% below national |
| 198 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $33,490 | 13% below national |
| 199 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $33,320 | 13% below national |
| 200 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,770 | 15% below national |
| 201 | El Paso, TX | $32,250 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $31,620 | 18% below national |
| 203 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $31,520 | 18% below national |
| 204 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $31,200 | 19% below national |
| 205 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,980 | 19% below national |
| 206 | Hammond, LA | $30,860 | 20% below national |
| 207 | Savannah, GA | $30,700 | 20% below national |
| 208 | Akron, OH | $30,340 | 21% below national |
| 209 | Monroe, LA | $30,290 | 21% below national |
| 210 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $30,250 | 21% below national |
| 211 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 22% below national |
| 212 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,020 | 22% below national |
| 213 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $29,410 | 23% below national |
| 214 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,400 | 23% below national |
| 215 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $29,280 | 24% below national |
| 216 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $28,780 | 25% below national |
| 217 | Lafayette, LA | $28,720 | 25% below national |
| 218 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $28,420 | 26% below national |
| 219 | Longview, TX | $28,310 | 26% below national |
| 220 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,030 | 27% below national |
| 221 | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,020 | 27% below national |
| 222 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $26,680 | 31% below national |
| 223 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $21,760 | 43% below national |
| 224 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $21,000 | 45% below national |
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