Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Grand Island, Nebraska

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Grand Island, Nebraska is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Grand Island 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 Grand Island, Nebraska

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,690
25th Percentile Wage
$32,760
50th Percentile Wage
$37,270
75th Percentile Wage
$44,120
90th Percentile Wage
$59,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Grand Island, Nebraska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,690.

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Grand Island with Other Nebraska Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,270, Grand Island is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Nebraska, following the highest paying city South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,550). Compared with South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Grand Island is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$47,550
Grand Island
$37,270
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$36,850
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$34,140
Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$32,320
Lincoln
$29,880
Omaha-Council Bluffs
$28,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Grand Island, Nebraska.