Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salinas 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 Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,810
25th Percentile Wage
$22,620
50th Percentile Wage
$23,970
75th Percentile Wage
$25,320
90th Percentile Wage
$26,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,810.

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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,970
2.80% 2.80%
2016
$23,300
5.02% -
2015
$22,130
-5.29% -
2012
$23,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,970, Salinas is the lowest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $46,870). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salinas is 48.9 percent (48.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$46,870
Hanford-Corcoran
$39,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$38,520
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$37,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,960
Modesto
$35,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$34,820
Merced
$34,180
Fresno
$33,600
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$33,530
Vallejo-Fairfield
$32,270
El Centro
$32,180
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$31,730
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$31,320
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$30,870
Stockton
$29,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$28,450
Bakersfield-Delano
$28,330
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$27,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$24,540
Salinas
$23,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.