The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salem, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salem 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 | $35,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salem, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,630.
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 | $35,680 | -5.69% | 19.87% |
| 2021 | $37,710 | 11.40% | - |
| 2020 | $33,410 | 7.99% | - |
| 2019 | $30,740 | 19.81% | - |
| 2015 | $24,650 | -17.44% | - |
| 2013 | $28,950 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $28,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,680, Salem is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Oregon, following the highest paying city Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,790). Compared with Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salem is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Salem | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area |