Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Wausau, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Wausau 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 Wausau, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,420
25th Percentile Wage
$44,430
50th Percentile Wage
$47,410
75th Percentile Wage
$52,030
90th Percentile Wage
$53,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,420.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$47,410
3.21% 3.21%
2021
$45,890
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Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Wausau with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,410, Wausau is the highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Wisconsin, followed by Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary $46,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Wausau is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wausau
$47,410
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$46,270
Sheboygan
$45,380
Madison
$44,930
Appleton
$43,640
Green Bay
$42,150
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$41,980
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$41,970
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$40,660
Janesville
$37,120
Lake County-Kenosha County
$34,970
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$32,020
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$31,270
La Crosse
$30,870
Fond du Lac
$23,710
Racine
$19,780
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$17,790

See also: Top paying jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin.