The annual salary statistics of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Visalia-Porterville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,540 | 7.37% | 7.37% |
| 2016 | $40,330 | 24.32% | - |
| 2015 | $30,520 | 2.33% | - |
| 2014 | $29,810 | -35.29% | - |
| 2012 | $40,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,540, Visalia-Porterville is the second highest paying city for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $46,000). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Visalia-Porterville is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.