SOC 51-3099 · Production Occupations

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$39,680

U.S. median hourly wage$19.08

U.S. employment65,000

Nationally, food processing workers, all other earned a median of $39,680 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 65,000 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Colorado	$46,930	$22.56	610	0.2
Idaho	$46,820	$22.51	130	0.2
Kansas	$46,060	$22.15	560	0.4
New Hampshire	$45,410	$21.83	80	0.1
Illinois	$45,340	$21.80	2,760	0.5
Arizona	$45,330	$21.79	600	0.2
North Dakota	$45,120	$21.69	50	0.1
Missouri	$44,050	$21.18	1,630	0.6
Washington	$43,980	$21.15	920	0.3
Vermont	$43,300	$20.82	120	0.4
Massachusetts	$43,200	$20.77	210	0.1
New York	$42,920	$20.64	400	0.0
Wyoming	$42,740	$20.55	30	0.1
Tennessee	$42,690	$20.52	1,910	0.6
Minnesota	$41,800	$20.10	2,000	0.7
Iowa	$41,740	$20.07	5,210	3.3
Pennsylvania	$41,620	$20.01	1,350	0.2
Utah	$41,400	$19.91	620	0.4
Florida	$41,390	$19.90	1,050	0.1
Indiana	$41,250	$19.83	910	0.3
Wisconsin	$40,590	$19.52	340	0.1
Texas	$40,150	$19.30	6,780	0.5
Delaware	$39,470	$18.98	510	1.1
Ohio	$39,470	$18.98	1,640	0.3
Michigan	$38,750	$18.63	430	0.1
Oklahoma	$38,530	$18.53	360	0.2
Maine	$38,270	$18.40	110	0.2
California	$38,230	$18.38	7,140	0.4
Oregon	$38,170	$18.35	760	0.4
Mississippi	$38,150	$18.34	590	0.5
Arkansas	$37,840	$18.19	1,770	1.4
Georgia	$37,810	$18.18	5,650	1.2
Virginia	$37,810	$18.18	1,190	0.3
West Virginia	$37,750	$18.15	100	0.1
Montana	$37,740	$18.15	140	0.3
Alabama	$37,510	$18.04	460	0.2
Connecticut	$37,450	$18.00	Not published	Not published
Kentucky	$37,450	$18.01	690	0.3
North Carolina	$37,360	$17.96	4,770	1.0
South Carolina	$37,060	$17.82	510	0.2
Maryland	$35,870	$17.25	2,450	0.9
Rhode Island	$34,770	$16.71	160	0.3
New Jersey	$34,670	$16.67	940	0.2
New Mexico	$34,560	$16.61	230	0.3
Louisiana	$31,230	$15.02	2,950	1.5
Nevada	$30,120	$14.48	590	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 150 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Rochester, MN	$62,330	$29.97	60	0.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$53,420	$25.68	120	2.5
Lancaster, PA	$51,490	$24.76	190	0.7
Longview-Kelso, WA	$50,500	$24.28	50	1.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$50,310	$24.19	90	0.3
Boulder, CO	$48,850	$23.49	60	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,600	$23.36	470	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$47,800	$22.98	110	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,750	$22.96	240	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,320	$22.75	340	1.3
Reno, NV	$47,020	$22.61	Not published	Not published
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,350	$22.29	1,710	22.9
Morristown, TN	$46,320	$22.27	380	8.0
Greeley, CO	$46,240	$22.23	Not published	Not published
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$45,330	$21.79	500	0.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$45,200	$21.73	100	1.8
Yakima, WA	$44,990	$21.63	140	1.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$44,960	$21.61	30	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$44,760	$21.52	190	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,610	$21.45	70	0.1
Albany, GA	$44,390	$21.34	130	2.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$44,310	$21.30	170	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$44,240	$21.27	100	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$43,930	$21.12	80	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$43,790	$21.06	80	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$43,700	$21.01	300	0.2
Ames, IA	$43,520	$20.93	50	0.8
Jacksonville, FL	$43,430	$20.88	90	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$43,200	$20.77	420	0.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$43,160	$20.75	230	2.4
Jackson, TN	$43,150	$20.74	120	1.4
Logan, UT-ID	$43,010	$20.68	140	2.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$42,960	$20.66	130	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$42,840	$20.59	1,150	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$42,840	$20.60	150	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$42,730	$20.54	360	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$42,600	$20.48	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$42,600	$20.48	900	1.8
Kansas City, MO-KS	$42,530	$20.45	120	0.1
Merced, CA	$42,430	$20.40	60	0.7
Visalia, CA	$42,250	$20.31	80	0.4
Jackson, MS	$41,870	$20.13	210	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$41,740	$20.07	260	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$41,480	$19.94	50	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$41,340	$19.88	40	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$41,070	$19.74	70	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$41,020	$19.72	40	0.1
Ogden, UT	$40,990	$19.71	60	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$40,910	$19.67	50	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$40,740	$19.59	310	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$40,590	$19.52	80	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,590	$19.51	70	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$40,530	$19.49	560	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$40,460	$19.45	480	0.2
Gettysburg, PA	$40,130	$19.29	30	0.9
Columbus, OH	$39,890	$19.18	100	0.1
Burlington, NC	$39,800	$19.14	50	0.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$39,800	$19.14	30	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$39,770	$19.12	760	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$39,740	$19.10	140	0.1
Rochester, NY	$39,720	$19.10	90	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$39,670	$19.07	120	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,640	$19.06	350	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,430	$18.96	Not published	Not published
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$39,420	$18.95	50	0.1
Cleveland, TN	$39,380	$18.93	100	2.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$39,290	$18.89	120	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,290	$18.89	100	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$39,260	$18.88	60	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$39,250	$18.87	50	0.5
Reading, PA	$39,230	$18.86	40	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$39,190	$18.84	50	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$39,150	$18.82	70	0.5
Modesto, CA	$39,040	$18.77	380	2.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$38,870	$18.69	50	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$38,860	$18.68	70	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,850	$18.68	460	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$38,730	$18.62	60	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$38,560	$18.54	70	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$38,550	$18.54	180	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$38,530	$18.52	210	1.5
New Haven, CT	$38,500	$18.51	Not published	Not published
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,490	$18.51	150	0.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$38,480	$18.50	240	1.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,460	$18.49	430	1.6
Richmond, VA	$38,240	$18.39	100	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$38,210	$18.37	590	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$38,170	$18.35	290	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$38,100	$18.32	1,030	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$38,090	$18.31	510	0.5
Corpus Christi, TX	$38,080	$18.31	60	0.3
Harrisonburg, VA	$37,960	$18.25	Not published	Not published
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$37,910	$18.23	960	0.2
Lebanon, PA	$37,830	$18.19	90	1.7
Rockford, IL	$37,800	$18.17	30	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$37,760	$18.16	50	0.1
Wichita, KS	$37,620	$18.09	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,550	$18.05	50	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$37,550	$18.05	70	0.1
San Angelo, TX	$37,550	$18.05	30	0.7
York-Hanover, PA	$37,500	$18.03	50	0.3
Missoula, MT	$37,450	$18.00	30	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$37,300	$17.93	50	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,280	$17.92	2,530	0.4
Salinas, CA	$37,250	$17.91	260	1.4
Waco, TX	$37,100	$17.84	130	1.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$37,060	$17.82	100	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$36,980	$17.78	40	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$36,660	$17.63	1,920	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$36,660	$17.63	270	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$36,640	$17.62	370	0.3
Hammond, LA	$36,620	$17.61	260	5.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$36,590	$17.59	70	0.5
Wilmington, NC	$36,470	$17.53	40	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$36,420	$17.51	100	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$36,410	$17.51	190	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,380	$17.49	130	0.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$36,300	$17.45	40	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$36,290	$17.45	120	0.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$36,290	$17.45	30	0.3
Tyler, TX	$36,290	$17.45	70	0.6
Savannah, GA	$36,220	$17.42	40	0.2
Fresno, CA	$36,020	$17.32	220	0.5
Columbia, SC	$35,980	$17.30	100	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$35,710	$17.17	320	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$35,690	$17.16	160	0.5
Gainesville, GA	$35,670	$17.15	990	9.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$35,520	$17.08	Not published	Not published
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$35,380	$17.01	Not published	Not published
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$35,290	$16.97	360	1.1
El Centro, CA	$35,240	$16.94	40	0.6
Abilene, TX	$35,180	$16.92	40	0.5
Gadsden, AL	$35,140	$16.89	40	1.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$35,070	$16.86	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$34,860	$16.76	560	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$34,790	$16.73	800	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$34,770	$16.72	220	0.3
Longview, TX	$34,240	$16.46	40	0.3
Monroe, LA	$31,250	$15.02	280	3.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$31,200	$15.00	70	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$31,160	$14.98	Not published	Not published
El Paso, TX	$30,680	$14.75	120	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$30,430	$14.63	620	1.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$29,720	$14.29	480	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$29,660	$14.26	170	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$29,570	$14.22	270	1.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$29,260	$14.07	30	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,140	$14.01	Not published	Not published
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$28,970	$13.93	140	1.5
Valdosta, GA	$28,550	$13.73	40	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.