The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $31,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,340.
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 | $32,850 | 11.39% | 30.62% |
| 2021 | $29,110 | 21.71% | - |
| 2016 | $22,790 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $22,180 | -2.75% | - |
| 2012 | $22,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,850, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $38,370). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |