Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in New York

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

Median annual

$45,680

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$47,150

Employed in state

1.3K

The median annual salary for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in New York is $45,680, or about $22 an hour. That is 10% higher than the national median.

Pay in New York ranges from $36,300 at the 10th percentile to $60,250 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.3K people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in the state.

Pay distribution in New York

10th$36,300

25th$41,590

Median$45,680

75th$55,740

90th$60,250

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $21.96
Daily: $176
Weekly: $878
Bi-weekly: $1,757
Monthly: $3,807
Annual: $45,680

$45,680 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenderss in New York. The median is $45,680.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders — New York
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.40	$36,300
25th percentile	$20.00	$41,590
Median	$22.00	$45,680
75th percentile	$26.80	$55,740
90th percentile	$29.00	$60,250
Average (mean)	$22.70	$47,150
Employment	1,300 people

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders pay by metro area in New York

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$57,680	80
Rochester, NY	$47,760	150
Syracuse, NY	$46,780	60
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,410	80
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$41,590	880

Pay distribution in New York

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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders pay by metro area in New York

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