Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Minnesota

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$47,250

Median hourly

$23

Average annual

$47,980

Employed in state

1.4K

The median annual salary for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Minnesota is $47,250, or about $23 an hour. That is 14% higher than the national median.

Pay in Minnesota ranges from $46,660 at the 10th percentile to $49,770 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.4K people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in the state.

Pay distribution in Minnesota

10th$46,660

25th$47,130

Median$47,250

75th$48,680

90th$49,770

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.72
Daily: $182
Weekly: $909
Bi-weekly: $1,817
Monthly: $3,938
Annual: $47,250

$47,250 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenderss in Minnesota. The median is $47,250.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders — Minnesota
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.40	$46,660
25th percentile	$22.70	$47,130
Median	$22.70	$47,250
75th percentile	$23.40	$48,680
90th percentile	$23.90	$49,770
Average (mean)	$23.10	$47,980
Employment	1,410 people

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders pay by metro area in Minnesota

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,290	230
St. Cloud, MN	$47,380	40
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$42,860	40

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