The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL is $35,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,810.
Pay spans roughly $35,170 at the 10th percentile to $92,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.00 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $35,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.00 |
| 10th percentile | $35,170 |
| 90th percentile | $92,780 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.