How much do Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders make in Green Bay, WI?

Percentile spread

For Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $32,210 and the 90th percentile is $50,860. The difference is $18,650, which is 46.4% 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 $40,190 to the 75th at $42,340, covers $2,150.

The mean annual wage is $42,050, which sits above the median of $40,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Green Bay, WI median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $41,590 for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,186, which is 3.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $40,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Green Bay, WI is 93.086, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders at $43,186 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. Green Bay, WI ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Appleton, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $47,920 and employment of 60. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,851, against $43,186 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 55 miles away, with a median of $39,830 and employment of 30. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,462, against $43,186 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $39,410 and employment of 40. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,655, against $43,186 here.

Employment share

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Green Bay, WI (40 of 174,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.