Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$36K–$47K
Median
$41,590
25th percentile
$36,190
75th percentile
$47,380
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$27,080
$27K–$36K
Arizona
$44,050
$35K–$50K
Arkansas
$40,480
$38K–$46K
California
$44,740
$38K–$48K
Colorado
$46,900
$44K–$51K
Connecticut
$38,880
$36K–$48K
Delaware
$31,240
$31K–$40K
Florida
$36,450
$32K–$43K
Georgia
$38,440
$36K–$43K
Idaho
$45,120
$39K–$59K
Illinois
$42,670
$36K–$47K
Indiana
$43,350
$40K–$47K
Iowa
$47,900
$46K–$50K
Kansas
$45,850
$43K–$47K
Kentucky
$41,800
$38K–$53K
Louisiana
$44,440
$32K–$61K
Maine
$37,500
$37K–$50K
Maryland
$36,960
$37K–$40K
Massachusetts
$47,960
$41K–$50K
Michigan
$47,260
$44K–$51K
Minnesota
$47,250
$47K–$49K
Mississippi
$31,150
$31K–$34K
Missouri
$42,160
$37K–$49K
Nebraska
$45,420
$37K–$48K
Nevada
$36,610
$32K–$37K
New Hampshire
$40,440
$36K–$40K
New Jersey
$37,180
$32K–$41K
New York
$45,680
$42K–$56K
North Carolina
$39,070
$30K–$44K
Ohio
$41,160
$37K–$49K
Oklahoma
$36,030
$36K–$44K
Oregon
$44,530
$39K–$47K
Pennsylvania
$42,710
$37K–$47K
Puerto Rico
$25,480
$25K–$28K
South Carolina
$38,220
$38K–$38K
South Dakota
$39,270
$33K–$43K
Tennessee
$45,620
$41K–$55K
Texas
$33,980
$30K–$37K
Utah
$48,620
$37K–$53K
Virginia
$35,140
$32K–$42K
Washington
$51,100
$48K–$57K
Wisconsin
$40,000
$39K–$51K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 29% of production occupations nationally, and earn 77¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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