Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Dothan, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Dothan, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Dothan is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Dothan, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,480
25th Percentile Wage
$17,280
50th Percentile Wage
$18,610
75th Percentile Wage
$19,940
90th Percentile Wage
$22,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Dothan, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $22,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$18,610
0.86% 0.00%
2015
$18,450
3.74% -
2014
$17,760
-4.79% -
2012
$18,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Dothan with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,610 in Dothan is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Dothan is 47.9 percent (47.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Birmingham-Hoover
$35,710
Montgomery
$27,630
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$27,110
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$26,600
Gadsden
$25,240
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$24,640
Mobile
$22,730
Dothan
$18,610
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$18,430

See also: Top paying jobs in Dothan, Alabama.