The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $47,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,730.
Pay spans roughly $32,230 at the 10th percentile to $55,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.86 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $47,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.86 |
| 10th percentile | $32,230 |
| 90th percentile | $55,950 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.