Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Pennsylvania

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

Median annual

$42,710

Median hourly

$21

Average annual

$42,850

Employed in state

1.6K

The median annual salary for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Pennsylvania is $42,710, or about $21 an hour. That is 3% higher than the national median.

Pay in Pennsylvania ranges from $34,960 at the 10th percentile to $51,520 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.6K people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in the state.

Pay distribution in Pennsylvania

10th$34,960

25th$37,160

Median$42,710

75th$47,050

90th$51,520

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.53
Daily: $164
Weekly: $821
Bi-weekly: $1,643
Monthly: $3,559
Annual: $42,710

$42,710 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenderss in Pennsylvania. The median is $42,710.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders — Pennsylvania
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.80	$34,960
25th percentile	$17.90	$37,160
Median	$20.50	$42,710
75th percentile	$22.60	$47,050
90th percentile	$24.80	$51,520
Average (mean)	$20.60	$42,850
Employment	1,580 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$57,490	110
York-Hanover, PA	$46,350	370
Reading, PA	$45,470	80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$40,740	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,880	90
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,890	510
Altoona, PA	$37,530	70

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