Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Spokane, Washington

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,410
25th Percentile Wage
$24,170
50th Percentile Wage
$25,510
75th Percentile Wage
$32,520
90th Percentile Wage
$38,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Spokane, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,410.

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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,510
5.41% 5.41%
2016
$24,130
0.00% -
2012
$24,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Spokane with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,510, Spokane is the lowest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Washington, following city of Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,480). Compared with the highest paying city Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Spokane is 43.9 percent (43.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$45,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$42,750
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$37,430
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$36,990
Tacoma
$36,130
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$34,570
Yakima
$33,420
Walla Walla
$33,270
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$32,440
Spokane
$25,510

See also: Top paying jobs in Spokane, Washington.