The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $32,260 | 0.84% | 4.93% |
| 2018 | $31,990 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $30,550 | -0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $30,670 | 16.27% | - |
| 2015 | $25,680 | -19.43% | - |
| 2012 | $30,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,260 in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway |