Food Processing Workers, All Other · SOC 51-3099
Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Food Processing Workers, All Other in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $31,270 per year ($15.04 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,980 at the 10th percentile to $39,380 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Food Processing Workers, All Other in the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $31,270 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $27,970 and $38,260.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,980 | $27,970 | $31,270 | $38,260 | $39,380 |
| Hourly | $11.05 | $13.45 | $15.04 | $18.39 | $18.94 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$31,270 median for Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $27,970 to $38,260
- Georgiastate$37,810 median for Georgia; middle half earns $34,700 to $39,160
- United Statesnational$39,680 median for United States; middle half earns $36,410 to $44,130
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −17% vs Georgia overall and −21% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for food processing workers, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areathis page$31,270 median for Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $27,970 to $38,260
- $44,390 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $44,390 to $44,390
- $39,190 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $33,770 to $42,370
- $38,480 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $37,700 to $42,490
- $36,660 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $30,720 to $44,580
- $36,220 median for Savannah metro area; middle half earns $27,100 to $40,070
- $35,670 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $35,660 to $37,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for food processing workers, all others · Highest-paying occupations in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.