How much do Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $37,450 and the 90th percentile is $52,800. The difference is $15,350, which is 37.4% 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 $38,540 to the 75th at $48,130, covers $9,590.

The mean annual wage is $43,570, which sits above the median of $41,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 1.3% lower than the national median of $41,590 for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,164, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the California median of $44,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders at $36,164 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd of 3 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 121 miles away, with a median of $42,760 and employment of 320. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,172, against $36,164 here.
• Visalia, CA is 150 miles away, with a median of $45,880 and employment of 70. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,960, against $36,164 here.