Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Longview, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,330
25th Percentile Wage
$17,110
50th Percentile Wage
$18,410
75th Percentile Wage
$19,720
90th Percentile Wage
$22,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Longview, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $22,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,330.

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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$18,410
2.28% -12.82%
2014
$17,990
-1.83% -
2013
$18,320
-13.37% -
2012
$20,770
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,410, Longview is the lowest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Texas, following city of North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $40,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Longview is 54.5 percent (54.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

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 Longview, Texas.