The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $22,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29,720 | 1.65% | -24.73% |
| 2019 | $29,230 | -26.82% | - |
| 2016 | $37,070 | 6.82% | - |
| 2015 | $34,540 | 1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $33,880 | -9.42% | - |
| 2012 | $37,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,720, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the lowest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Iowa, following city of Cedar Rapids (median annual salary of $50,240). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines is about 40.8 percent (40.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Cedar Rapids.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines |