The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $38,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,430.
Pay spans roughly $38,960 at the 10th percentile to $50,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.74 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $38,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.74 |
| 10th percentile | $38,960 |
| 90th percentile | $50,050 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.