The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Minnesota is $47,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,020.
Pay spans roughly $36,100 at the 10th percentile to $52,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.02 per hour. An estimated 380 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Minnesota.
| Median (annual) | $47,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.02 |
| 10th percentile | $36,100 |
| 90th percentile | $52,330 |
| Employment | 380 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.