Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Richmond, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Richmond, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Richmond is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Richmond, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,330
25th Percentile Wage
$25,330
50th Percentile Wage
$29,140
75th Percentile Wage
$33,870
90th Percentile Wage
$43,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Richmond, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$29,140
-2.33% 37.75%
2021
$29,820
11.50% -
2020
$26,390
31.26% -
2014
$18,140
1.71% -
2013
$17,830
-1.74% -
2012
$18,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Richmond with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,140 in Richmond is in the middle of salary range for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Richmond is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$44,800
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$32,550
Richmond
$29,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$29,110
Harrisonburg
$28,490

See also: Top paying jobs in Richmond, Virginia.