Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Fort Wayne, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fort Wayne, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,950
25th Percentile Wage
$19,430
50th Percentile Wage
$23,140
75th Percentile Wage
$28,040
90th Percentile Wage
$33,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,950.

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Fort Wayne with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,140 in Fort Wayne is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fort Wayne is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elkhart-Goshen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$30,530
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$29,900
Indianapolis-Carmel
$29,900
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$29,040
Gary
$24,650
Fort Wayne
$23,140
Elkhart-Goshen
$21,940

See also: Top paying jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana.