Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking 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 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,080
25th Percentile Wage
$29,900
50th Percentile Wage
$29,900
75th Percentile Wage
$31,370
90th Percentile Wage
$47,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking 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 $47,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,080.

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 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$29,900
5.35% -28.13%
2020
$28,300
-7.81% -
2019
$30,510
-0.36% -
2018
$30,620
-25.11% -
2015
$38,310
25.89% -
2014
$28,390
12.86% -
2013
$24,740
-54.85% -
2012
$38,310
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,900 in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 26.6 percent (26.6%) 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 Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana.