Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Tacoma, Washington

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,130
25th Percentile Wage
$30,050
50th Percentile Wage
$36,130
75th Percentile Wage
$40,940
90th Percentile Wage
$44,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,130.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,130 in Tacoma is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Tacoma is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.

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