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Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,850
25th Percentile Wage
$29,880
50th Percentile Wage
$40,580
75th Percentile Wage
$47,600
90th Percentile Wage
$48,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$40,580
8.16% 41.33%
2021
$37,270
6.25% -
2020
$34,940
4.78% -
2019
$33,270
10.31% -
2018
$29,840
2.58% -
2017
$29,070
9.56% -
2016
$26,290
-0.61% -
2015
$26,450
3.10% -
2014
$25,630
-0.04% -
2013
$25,640
7.14% -
2012
$23,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,580, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Illinois, followed by Rockford (median annual salary $38,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in Rockford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$40,580
Rockford
$38,060
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,960
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$29,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$24,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,440

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.