The highest-paying states for food cooking machine operators and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of food cooking machine operators and tenders in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $46,420, Minnesota is the highest paying state for food cooking machine operators and tenders. It is followed by Iowa (average annual salary $43,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of food cooking machine operators and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $46,420 |
$34,390 | 1,160 |
| 2 | Iowa | $43,930 |
$36,010 | 600 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $43,650 |
$34,320 | 90 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $42,150 |
$28,070 | 1,600 |
| 5 | Kentucky | $42,130 |
$35,710 | 410 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $41,580 |
$29,690 | 200 |
| 7 | Michigan | $41,340 |
$28,110 | 320 |
| 8 | Kansas | $41,060 |
$26,610 | 430 |
| 9 | Oregon | $40,930 |
$33,710 | 250 |
| 10 | Washington | $40,750 |
$30,670 | 280 |
| 11 | Tennessee | $40,460 |
$29,330 | 2,560 |
| 12 | Idaho | $39,980 |
$36,650 | 480 |
| 13 | Illinois | $39,810 |
$29,850 | 860 |
| 14 | Colorado | $39,740 |
$31,000 | 330 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $39,580 |
$30,850 | 890 |
| 16 | Missouri | $39,020 |
$35,540 | 220 |
| 17 | New York | $38,990 |
$30,320 | 1,470 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $38,950 |
$31,670 | 420 |
| 19 | Nebraska | $38,610 |
$27,830 | 380 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $38,410 |
$31,490 | 80 |
| 21 | Ohio | $38,400 |
$23,000 | 780 |
| 22 | Arkansas | $37,630 |
$30,570 | 350 |
| 23 | Connecticut | $37,230 |
$27,160 | 180 |
| 24 | Virginia | $37,010 |
$29,190 | 600 |
| 25 | Indiana | $35,610 |
$28,660 | 410 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $35,430 |
$27,810 | 540 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $35,360 |
$18,780 | 440 |
| 28 | California | $34,750 |
$30,700 | 1,750 |
| 29 | New Jersey | $34,620 |
$28,560 | 580 |
| 30 | Maryland | $34,250 |
$27,340 | 420 |
| 31 | Nevada | $33,120 |
$27,620 | 120 |
| 32 | Maine | $32,850 |
$28,970 | 400 |
| 33 | Arizona | $32,480 |
$26,620 | 320 |
| 34 | Georgia | $32,350 |
$25,890 | 490 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $31,610 |
$26,720 | 30 |
| 36 | Alaska | $31,560 |
$19,790 | 30 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $31,250 |
$21,580 | 200 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $30,670 |
$20,110 | 30 |
| 39 | Florida | $29,560 |
$25,110 | 970 |
| 40 | Vermont | $29,300 |
$24,570 | 60 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $29,270 |
$23,930 | 310 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $29,060 |
$16,960 | 210 |
| 43 | Texas | $29,030 |
$21,330 | 2,420 |
| 44 | Montana | $28,960 |
$23,510 | 40 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $27,780 |
$23,870 | 560 |
| 46 | Utah | $27,230 |
$18,180 | 460 |
| 47 | Hawaii | $25,540 |
$24,350 | 80 |
| 48 | Alabama | $24,510 |
$23,240 | 360 |
| 49 | Delaware | $24,010 |
$20,450 | 110 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $17,680 |
$17,680 | 350 |