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Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,780
25th Percentile Wage
$24,600
50th Percentile Wage
$29,540
75th Percentile Wage
$36,390
90th Percentile Wage
$44,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,540
14.59% 17.70%
2016
$25,230
-2.26% -
2015
$25,800
1.94% -
2014
$25,300
-3.75% -
2013
$26,250
7.39% -
2012
$24,310
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,540 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 27.2 percent (27.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

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