How much do Food Batchmakers make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $33,840 and the 90th percentile is $55,390. The difference is $21,550, which is 47.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,390 to the 75th at $48,590, covers $12,200.

The mean annual wage is $43,930, which sits below the median of $45,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,466, which is 19.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the Ohio median of $44,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $50,466 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 7th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $46,510 and employment of 420. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,813, against $50,466 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $35,230 and employment of 170. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,312, against $50,466 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $37,830 and employment of 830. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,278, against $50,466 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Canton-Massillon, OH (370 of 163,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.