The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $41,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,510.
Pay spans roughly $34,530 at the 10th percentile to $58,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.12 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $41,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.12 |
| 10th percentile | $34,530 |
| 90th percentile | $58,030 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.