Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Jackson, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,240
25th Percentile Wage
$39,680
50th Percentile Wage
$42,230
75th Percentile Wage
$44,770
90th Percentile Wage
$46,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Jackson, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,240.

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Jackson with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,230, Jackson is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $42,610). Compared with South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Jackson is .9 percent (.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$42,610
Jackson
$42,230
Cleveland
$41,090
Memphis
$38,700
Knoxville
$37,990
Chattanooga
$37,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$36,450
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$36,030
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$31,910
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$31,690

See also: Top paying jobs in Jackson, Tennessee.