How much do Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $31,270 and the 90th percentile is $43,300. The difference is $12,030, which is 32.9% 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 $31,680 to the 75th at $36,610, covers $4,930.

The mean annual wage is $36,250, which sits below the median of $36,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 12% lower than the national median of $41,590 for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,531, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nevada median of $36,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders at $36,531 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $42,760 and employment of 320. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,172, against $36,531 here.