The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Kansas is $45,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,300.
Pay spans roughly $34,550 at the 10th percentile to $52,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.91 per hour. An estimated 710 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Kansas.
| Median (annual) | $45,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.91 |
| 10th percentile | $34,550 |
| 90th percentile | $52,240 |
| Employment | 710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.