The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,370 | 13.20% | 16.51% |
| 2019 | $30,700 | 3.81% | - |
| 2016 | $29,530 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $28,330 | 7.80% | - |
| 2014 | $26,120 | -13.06% | - |
| 2012 | $29,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,370, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Louisiana, followed by Lafayette (median annual salary $24,650). In comparison, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |