Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,300
25th Percentile Wage
$17,330
50th Percentile Wage
$19,060
75th Percentile Wage
$21,540
90th Percentile Wage
$23,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $23,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,300.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$19,060
0.68% 1.10%
2013
$18,930
0.42% -
2012
$18,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Baton Rouge with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,060 in Baton Rouge is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Baton Rouge is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$35,370
Lafayette
$24,650
Baton Rouge
$19,060
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$18,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.