Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan 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 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,290
50th Percentile Wage
$24,880
75th Percentile Wage
$27,890
90th Percentile Wage
$29,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,650.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,880
4.74% 4.74%
2012
$23,700
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Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,880 in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 38.7 percent (38.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.9 percent (21.9%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois.