The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $42,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,670.
Pay spans roughly $36,400 at the 10th percentile to $54,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.62 per hour. An estimated 830 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $42,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.62 |
| 10th percentile | $36,400 |
| 90th percentile | $54,330 |
| Employment | 830 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.