The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $51,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,570.
Pay spans roughly $37,160 at the 10th percentile to $52,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.76 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $51,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.76 |
| 10th percentile | $37,160 |
| 90th percentile | $52,350 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.