Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,920
25th Percentile Wage
$39,660
50th Percentile Wage
$50,240
75th Percentile Wage
$67,140
90th Percentile Wage
$76,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,920.

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 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2019
$50,240
1.71% 1.71%
2018
$49,380
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Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,240, Cedar Rapids is the highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Iowa, followed by Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $42,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Cedar Rapids is 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Cedar Rapids
$50,240
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$42,710
Dubuque
$41,080
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$37,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$37,570
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$32,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$31,990
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$29,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.