The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $41,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,990.
Pay spans roughly $32,760 at the 10th percentile to $52,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.78 per hour. An estimated 810 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $41,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,990 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.78 |
| 10th percentile | $32,760 |
| 90th percentile | $52,980 |
| Employment | 810 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.