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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$32,730
25th Percentile Wage	$34,520
50th Percentile Wage	$37,510
75th Percentile Wage	$40,330
90th Percentile Wage	$44,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2019.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	7-Year Growth
2019	$37,510	5.84%	21.33%
2018	$35,320	2.01%	-
2017	$34,610	14.74%	-
2016	$29,510	1.73%	-
2015	$29,000	1.45%	-
2014	$28,580	-3.25%	-
2012	$29,510	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,510 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gary.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$40,920
Fort Wayne	$38,760
Indianapolis-Carmel	$37,510
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,080
Gary	$24,980