Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,130
25th Percentile Wage
$37,150
50th Percentile Wage
$38,140
75th Percentile Wage
$42,780
90th Percentile Wage
$47,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$38,140
-0.03% 24.93%
2020
$38,150
24.95% -
2012
$28,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,140 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Philadelphia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$50,580
York-Hanover
$47,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$39,580
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,970
Gettysburg
$38,930
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$38,140
Lebanon
$37,940
Lancaster
$37,480
Pittsburgh
$37,260
Williamsport
$36,600
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$36,010
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,910
Newark-Union
$32,260
Erie
$31,410
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,480
Reading
$27,310
Philadelphia
$23,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.