Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 176 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Modesto, CA $80,310 150
Cedar Rapids, IA $63,690 40
Northwestern Idaho $62,910 30
Central East New York $60,250 100
Mid Michigan $59,140 90
Kiryas Joel, NY $55,870 90

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Alabama $26,210 110
      Alabama $26,200 320
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $44,240 30
      Arkansas $37,770 260
      South Arkansas $37,400 40
      West Arkansas $35,130 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $38,530 500
      Arizona $33,560 700
      Tucson, AZ $31,200 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Modesto, CA $80,310 150
      Merced, CA $46,530 40
      Fresno, CA $46,430 130
      Visalia, CA $45,880 70
      San Francisco, CA $45,730 350
      Stockton, CA $45,190 100
      California $44,720 2,340
      Sacramento, CA $43,980 —
      Oxnard, CA $43,210 80
      Los Angeles, CA $41,850 —
      Vallejo, CA $38,990 60
      Riverside, CA $36,070 360
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $55,630 100
      Colorado $49,830 240
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $42,390 80
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $34,040 290
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lakeland, FL $43,990 70
      Orlando, FL $35,320 80
      Miami, FL $34,570 160
      Tampa, FL $33,560 120
      Florida $33,280 880
      Jacksonville, FL $33,280 60
      North Florida $29,030 —
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $45,780 50
      Atlanta, GA $38,260 280
      Georgia $38,260 440
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $63,690 40
      Dubuque, IA $50,140 40
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $50,020 190
      Davenport, IA-IL $48,460 100
      Iowa $45,910 1,000
      Southwest Iowa $45,910 —
      Northwest Iowa $44,590 70
      Southeast Iowa $44,450 180
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $62,910 30
      Twin Falls, ID $48,830 140
      Idaho $46,470 780
      Southeast-Central Idaho $45,200 110
      Boise City, ID $42,590 450
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Illinois $43,560 —
      Chicago, IL-IN $42,890 830
      Illinois $42,890 920
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $48,070 50
      Central Indiana $45,700 70
      Indiana $41,600 690
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,350 40
      Elkhart, IN $38,980 —
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $45,580 710
      Kansas $45,580 560
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $39,770 340
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,510 130
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $47,420 —
      Louisiana $37,570 —
      Southwest Louisiana $36,470 —
      Baton Rouge, LA $34,580 110
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $43,090 400
      Massachusetts $43,090 450
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $38,190 260
      Baltimore, MD $36,810 110
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $33,280 50
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $49,970 50
      Portland, ME $37,160 70
      Maine $36,710 250
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mid Michigan $59,140 90
      Grand Rapids, MI $48,190 280
      Michigan $48,070 720
      Detroit, MI $46,750 90
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $51,490 200
      Minnesota $47,890 380
      St. Cloud, MN $47,380 40
      Northwest Minnesota $47,130 570
      Southeast Minnesota $42,100 50
      Southwest Minnesota $40,390 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Missouri $48,750 50
      North Missouri $43,130 90
      Joplin, MO-KS $37,190 80
      Missouri $35,940 700
      St. Louis, MO-IL $35,350 170
      Kansas City, MO-KS $35,050 330
      Springfield, MO $34,870 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $32,870 60
      Mississippi $32,260 140
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central North Carolina $43,520 80
      Eastern North Carolina $42,120 80
      Fayetteville, NC $39,230 50
      North Carolina $37,440 580
      Charlotte, NC-SC $36,330 90
      Greensboro, NC $35,520 40
      Raleigh, NC $32,740 120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $50,020 400
      Omaha, NE-IA $43,010 190
      Northeast Nebraska $40,500 50
      South Nebraska $36,790 140
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $35,250 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $36,100 650
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $47,250 290
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $30,260 60
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central East New York $60,250 100
      Kiryas Joel, NY $55,870 90
      Southwest New York $48,440 40
      Rochester, NY $47,350 110
      Syracuse, NY $47,280 50
      Buffalo, NY $46,690 80
      New York $46,360 960
      New York, NY-NJ $41,150 810
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lima, OH $42,290 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,680 500
      Columbus, OH $40,650 90
      West Northwestern Ohio $39,890 40
      Ohio $38,740 1,330
      Cleveland, OH $38,600 90
      Canton, OH $38,160 —
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,240 140
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Oklahoma $40,190 60
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,480 140
      Tulsa, OK $30,760 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Oregon $53,970 90
      Portland, OR-WA $44,140 250
      Oregon $42,430 600
      Salem, OR $38,670 130
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      York, PA $49,940 230
      Scranton, PA $47,540 130
      Central Pennsylvania $43,000 140
      Allentown, PA-NJ $40,740 80
      Pennsylvania $38,570 1,350
      Erie, PA $38,220 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $37,430 560
      Pittsburgh, PA $36,250 110
      Altoona, PA $35,960 70
      Reading, PA $35,910 40
      Lancaster, PA $35,730 100
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,670 70
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florence, SC $36,980 310
      South Carolina $36,870 560
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $41,470 50
      South Dakota $38,070 110
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $46,790 220
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,500 220
      Tennessee $45,040 1,730
      Knoxville, TN $41,200 210
      East Tennessee $22,730 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Region of Texas $41,860 120
      Dallas, TX $37,030 530
      Austin, TX $35,420 200
      Texas $33,150 2,390
      Houston, TX $31,100 340
      San Antonio, TX $30,940 490
      Northwestern Region of Texas $29,200 50
      El Paso, TX $27,880 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $27,300 60
      McAllen, TX $26,950 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $50,980 80
      Salt Lake City, UT $37,610 160
      Utah $37,610 520
      Provo, UT $35,870 150
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $38,030 80
      Virginia $36,860 730
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $52,850 70
      Eastern Washington $49,060 60
      Washington $48,020 320
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Appleton, WI $50,860 60
      Northeastern Wisconsin $46,330 110
      Wisconsin $40,360 1,050
      Green Bay, WI $40,200 40
      Fond du Lac, WI $39,830 30
      Milwaukee, WI $39,410 40
      South Central Wisconsin $38,850 340