Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Yakima, Washington

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,970
25th Percentile Wage
$28,500
50th Percentile Wage
$33,420
75th Percentile Wage
$38,230
90th Percentile Wage
$42,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Yakima, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,970.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$33,420
6.22% 19.75%
2016
$31,340
3.86% -
2014
$30,130
10.99% -
2012
$26,820
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,420 in Yakima 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 Yakima is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 23.7 percent (23.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Yakima, Washington.