Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary by location
National median: $41,590 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $63,690 | +53.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $59,010 | +41.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $57,680 | +38.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $57,490 | +38.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $56,190 | +35.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $55,270 | +32.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $51,600 | +24.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $51,560 | +24.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $51,100 | +22.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $50,330 | +21.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $50,140 | +20.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $49,220 | +18.3% | 460 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $48,980 | +17.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $48,620 | +16.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $48,460 | +16.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $48,420 | +16.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $48,290 | +16.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $48,230 | +16.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $48,010 | +15.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $47,960 | +15.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $47,920 | +15.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $47,900 | +15.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $47,760 | +14.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $47,380 | +13.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $47,260 | +13.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $47,260 | +13.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $47,250 | +13.6% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $47,220 | +13.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $46,900 | +12.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $46,780 | +12.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $46,410 | +11.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $46,350 | +11.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Twin Falls, ID | metropolitan | $46,010 | +10.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $45,880 | +10.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $45,850 | +10.2% | 750 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $45,680 | +9.8% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $45,620 | +9.7% | 1,820 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $45,470 | +9.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $45,420 | +9.2% | 670 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $45,340 | +9.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,260 | +8.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $45,120 | +8.5% | 790 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $45,120 | +8.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $44,740 | +7.6% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $44,530 | +7.1% | 570 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $44,440 | +6.9% | 550 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $44,280 | +6.5% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $44,240 | +6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $44,050 | +5.9% | 560 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $43,350 | +4.2% | 540 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $42,950 | +3.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $42,860 | +3.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $42,760 | +2.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $42,710 | +2.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $42,710 | +2.7% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $42,670 | +2.6% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $42,160 | +1.4% | 620 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $41,800 | +0.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $41,800 | +0.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $41,590 | +0.0% | 880 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $41,200 | −0.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $41,160 | −1.0% | 980 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $41,070 | −1.3% | — | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $41,030 | −1.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $40,740 | −2.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $40,650 | −2.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $40,480 | −2.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $40,440 | −2.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $40,200 | −3.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $40,170 | −3.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $40,150 | −3.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $40,000 | −3.8% | 850 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $39,960 | −3.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $39,920 | −4.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $39,880 | −4.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $39,830 | −4.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $39,790 | −4.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $39,650 | −4.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $39,410 | −5.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $39,270 | −5.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $39,230 | −5.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $39,070 | −6.1% | 770 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $38,890 | −6.5% | 510 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $38,880 | −6.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $38,750 | −6.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $38,690 | −7.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,640 | −7.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $38,480 | −7.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $38,440 | −7.6% | 690 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $38,430 | −7.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $38,220 | −8.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $38,220 | −8.1% | 520 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $38,060 | −8.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $38,030 | −8.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Altoona, PA | metropolitan | $37,530 | −9.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $37,500 | −9.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $37,400 | −10.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $37,190 | −10.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $37,180 | −10.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $36,960 | −11.1% | — | 2025 |