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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salaries across 41 states

$41,229
National Average (Median)
$51,100
Highest: Washington
$27,080
Lowest: Alabama

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary by State

Compare Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$27,080
$51,100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $27,080 AZ $44,050 AR $40,480 CA $44,740 CO $46,900 CT $38,880 DE $31,240 FL $36,450 GA $38,440 ID $45,120 IL $42,670 IN $43,350 IA $47,900 KS $45,850 KY $41,800 LA $44,440 ME $37,500 MD $36,960 MA $47,960 MI $47,260 MN $47,250 MS $31,150 MO $42,160 NE $45,420 NV $36,610 NH $40,440 NJ $37,180 NY $45,680 NC $39,070 OH $41,160 OK $36,030 OR $44,530 PA $42,710 SC $38,220 SD $39,270 TN $45,620 TX $33,980 UT $48,620 VA $35,140 WA $51,100 WI $40,000

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$51,100
#2
Utah
$48,620
#3
Massachusetts
$47,960
#4
Iowa
$47,900
#5
Michigan
$47,260

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in All 41 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $51,100 $51,220 310
2 Utah $48,620 $44,290 390
3 Massachusetts $47,960 $46,640 170
4 Iowa $47,900 $48,370 850
5 Michigan $47,260 $48,070 380
6 Minnesota $47,250 $47,980 1,410
7 Colorado $46,900 $48,680 300
8 Kansas $45,850 $44,300 750
9 New York $45,680 $47,150 1,300
10 Tennessee $45,620 $46,920 1,820
11 Nebraska $45,420 $45,030 670
12 Idaho $45,120 $50,040 790
13 California $44,740 $45,060 2,010
14 Oregon $44,530 $44,390 570
15 Louisiana $44,440 $43,530 550
16 Arizona $44,050 $42,190 560
17 Indiana $43,350 $44,770 540
18 Pennsylvania $42,710 $42,850 1,580
19 Illinois $42,670 $42,590 2,460
20 Missouri $42,160 $44,440 620
21 Kentucky $41,800 $43,720 300
22 Ohio $41,160 $43,180 980
23 Arkansas $40,480 $42,180 330
24 New Hampshire $40,440 $40,140 110
25 Wisconsin $40,000 $44,400 850
26 South Dakota $39,270 $39,480 120
27 North Carolina $39,070 $38,110 770
28 Connecticut $38,880 $42,160 60
29 Georgia $38,440 $39,670 690
30 South Carolina $38,220 $39,050 520
31 Maine $37,500 $42,170 170
32 New Jersey $37,180 $37,880 430
33 Maryland $36,960 $37,900 N/A
34 Nevada $36,610 $36,790 N/A
35 Florida $36,450 $38,140 970
36 Oklahoma $36,030 $39,240 1,140
37 Virginia $35,140 $37,650 510
38 Texas $33,980 $34,570 3,180
39 Delaware $31,240 $35,620 N/A
40 Mississippi $31,150 $31,660 110
41 Alabama $27,080 $31,310 250

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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