Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Gary, Indiana

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,060
25th Percentile Wage
$19,030
50th Percentile Wage
$24,650
75th Percentile Wage
$33,200
90th Percentile Wage
$37,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,060.

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
$24,650
2.19% 12.90%
2016
$24,110
9.91% -
2013
$21,720
1.15% -
2012
$21,470
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,650 in Gary 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 Gary is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 11.0 percent (11.0%) 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