Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Salt Lake City, Utah

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, Utah

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,350
25th Percentile Wage
$19,350
50th Percentile Wage
$28,860
75th Percentile Wage
$41,890
90th Percentile Wage
$48,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,350.

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
$28,860
33.96% -41.13%
2021
$19,060
-79.28% -
2020
$34,170
28.94% -
2019
$24,280
-42.46% -
2018
$34,590
8.59% -
2017
$31,620
-6.20% -
2016
$33,580
11.73% -
2015
$29,640
0.34% -
2014
$29,540
5.89% -
2013
$27,800
-46.51% -
2012
$40,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Salt Lake City with Other Utah Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,860 in Salt Lake City is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Utah. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salt Lake City is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Logan and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying St George.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Logan
$40,230
Ogden-Clearfield
$31,880
Salt Lake City
$28,860
Provo-Orem
$28,350
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
$27,120
St George
$23,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah.