Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Lafayette, Louisiana

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,440
25th Percentile Wage
$24,650
50th Percentile Wage
$24,650
75th Percentile Wage
$37,400
90th Percentile Wage
$37,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lafayette, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,440.

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,650, Lafayette is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $35,370). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lafayette is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower.

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 Lafayette, Louisiana.