Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,120
25th Percentile Wage
$29,480
50th Percentile Wage
$38,700
75th Percentile Wage
$49,490
90th Percentile Wage
$49,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.

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
$38,700
2.14% -9.10%
2021
$37,870
-15.03% -
2020
$43,560
15.11% -
2019
$36,980
3.08% -
2018
$35,840
-16.04% -
2017
$41,590
0.60% -
2016
$41,340
-4.57% -
2013
$43,230
2.34% -
2012
$42,220
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,700 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Memphis is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

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 Memphis, Tennessee.