Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,600
25th Percentile Wage
$35,900
50th Percentile Wage
$37,480
75th Percentile Wage
$44,640
90th Percentile Wage
$51,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,600.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,480
-3.28% 33.67%
2021
$38,710
13.33% -
2020
$33,550
9.63% -
2019
$30,320
-3.86% -
2018
$31,490
-9.37% -
2017
$34,440
-2.90% -
2016
$35,440
3.47% -
2015
$34,210
20.70% -
2014
$27,130
5.64% -
2013
$25,600
2.89% -
2012
$24,860
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,480 in Lancaster 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 Lancaster is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre and 36.2 percent (36.2%) 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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania.