Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Amarillo, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,590
25th Percentile Wage
$31,840
50th Percentile Wage
$34,770
75th Percentile Wage
$37,580
90th Percentile Wage
$39,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Amarillo, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,590.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$34,770
17.63% 17.63%
2015
$28,640
14.07% -
2014
$24,610
23.49% -
2013
$18,830
-52.10% -
2012
$28,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Amarillo with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,770 in Amarillo is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Amarillo is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 47.1 percent (47.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,480
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,180
Amarillo
$34,770
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,950
Waco
$29,750
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$29,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$29,470
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$29,030
Lubbock
$28,950
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$27,970
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,620
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$26,520
Fort Worth-Arlington
$26,210
El Paso
$24,170
Laredo
$24,160
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,090
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$23,010
Tyler
$21,650
Brownsville-Harlingen
$21,420
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,760
Longview
$18,410

See also: Top paying jobs in Amarillo, Texas.