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Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,920
25th Percentile Wage	$34,460
50th Percentile Wage	$40,280
75th Percentile Wage	$40,280
90th Percentile Wage	$44,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$40,280	4.74%	36.40%
2021	$38,370	18.40%	-
2018	$31,310	-8.21%	-
2017	$33,880	-21.25%	-
2016	$41,080	25.85%	-
2015	$30,460	9.36%	-
2014	$27,610	0.47%	-
2013	$27,480	6.77%	-
2012	$25,620	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,280 in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying St Cloud.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$42,730
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$40,390
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$40,280
St Cloud	$30,450