The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Arizona is $33,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,650.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $50,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.14 per hour. An estimated 700 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Arizona.
| Median (annual) | $33,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.14 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $50,370 |
| Employment | 700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.