Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tender salary
41,590 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-3093
Half of all food cooking machine operators and tenders in the United States earn more than 41,590 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay712of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.31×36,190 USD – 47,380 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 36,190 USD |
| Median | 41,590 USD |
| Mean | 42,570 USD |
| Upper quartile | 47,380 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-3093 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 41,640 USD
- Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 41,600 USD
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 41,600 USD
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41,380 USD
- Data Entry Keyers 41,340 USD
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 41,330 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov