Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in U.S.
SOC 51-3093 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in U.S. is $40,550 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $19.49 per hour. 27,660 people work as Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in U.S.. Wages have grown 47% since 2014, when the median was $27,590.
Median Annual Salary
$40,550
Mean Annual
$41,930
Median Hourly
$19.49
Total Employed
27,660
Salary Distribution
$31k
10th
$35k
25th
$41k
Median
$47k
75th
$54k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $53,480 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $48,100 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $44,960 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | $43,350 |
| Special Food Services | $42,700 |
| Food Manufacturing | $42,080 |
| Manufacturing | $42,080 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $41,770 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $41,710 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $40,850 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $40,550 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $39,670 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $39,670 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $39,510 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing | $39,320 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $38,310 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $36,120 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $36,120 |
| Employment Services | $36,120 |
| Temporary Help Services | $35,780 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $35,080 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $35,080 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $35,080 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $34,590 |
| Wholesale Trade | $33,570 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $33,560 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $33,560 |
| Retail Trade | $31,470 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $30,050 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $30,050 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,550 |
| 2023 | $38,550 |
| 2022 | $36,700 |
| 2021 | $35,890 |
| 2020 | $33,010 |
| 2019 | $31,110 |
| 2018 | $30,120 |
| 2017 | $28,420 |
| 2016 | $28,350 |
| 2015 | $27,760 |
| 2014 | $27,590 |
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