Food Batchmaker Salary


How Much Does a Food Batchmaker Make?

On average, a Food Batchmaker make $40,890 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $29,480, while the top-paid 10 percent made $55,640.

Annually National Average Salary: $40,890

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* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS.




Salary by State

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  • Hourly

Annual Salary by State

State 10% Annual 25% Annual Avg. Annual 75% Annual 90% Annual
Alabama$26,000$28,840$34,780$39,390$48,520
Alaska$31,040$35,640$62,090$51,340$170,160
Arizona$29,070$30,810$38,390$45,070$56,960
Arkansas$28,120$31,260$36,530$38,450$48,100
California$32,710$35,480$41,280$45,670$52,550
Colorado$33,550$36,260$43,570$47,370$56,640
Connecticut$29,270$31,510$42,410$48,760$65,200
Delaware$29,480$34,040$40,820$50,560$55,400
District of Columbia$34,990$36,820$38,310$38,150$39,800
Florida$23,430$29,540$35,350$38,930$48,140
Georgia$29,970$36,410$43,190$50,040$55,300
Hawaii$24,960$27,960$36,700$47,910$52,440
Idaho$33,540$38,400$43,320$45,180$53,140
Illinois$34,080$37,210$45,880$55,970$61,330
Indiana$29,630$37,760$42,600$48,310$56,430
Iowa$31,700$34,080$45,640$56,040$60,530
Kansas$33,200$37,790$43,440$48,940$51,500
Kentucky$27,720$35,990$42,050$47,180$52,030
Louisiana$21,830$25,560$32,160$42,600$45,840
Maine$30,900$34,240$39,820$46,520$50,120
Maryland$30,350$34,730$41,270$47,270$54,740
Massachusetts$31,200$33,220$37,700$38,670$49,160
Michigan$29,860$34,950$42,640$47,850$57,510
Minnesota$32,910$33,920$40,220$44,780$55,110
Mississippi$28,110$32,320$36,020$44,270$44,270
Missouri$34,850$37,690$44,160$47,970$55,110
Montana$26,820$31,340$36,640$43,490$47,450
Nebraska$29,350$29,750$40,140$46,720$51,360
Nevada$26,880$34,440$40,830$46,610$55,710
New Hampshire$31,470$31,780$37,010$38,380$44,650
New Jersey$29,390$31,200$36,760$39,360$45,800
New Mexico$28,380$30,750$36,160$39,150$48,340
New York$29,750$32,020$39,250$45,500$51,790
North Carolina$22,880$28,580$36,850$42,030$53,240
North Dakota$28,330$33,430$37,020$41,230$48,470
Ohio$28,470$31,110$39,830$47,180$50,090
Oklahoma$24,710$24,960$33,660$39,970$47,280
Oregon$32,090$33,800$39,680$43,910$50,760
Pennsylvania$24,600$31,920$41,410$48,780$58,300
Rhode Island$28,690$32,660$37,960$43,600$48,290
South Carolina$26,300$30,190$35,450$40,750$48,150
South Dakota$28,430$31,040$36,620$40,850$44,650
Tennessee$27,510$31,630$40,330$48,360$54,020
Texas$24,800$28,490$34,870$40,610$48,970
Utah$28,750$33,480$40,920$46,960$55,180
Vermont$29,420$35,040$39,630$45,670$48,020
Virginia$29,970$36,810$42,450$46,530$57,550
Washington$33,130$35,990$43,040$48,160$57,300
West Virginia$21,430$21,720$24,480$22,680$32,570
Wisconsin$34,450$37,540$44,040$48,340$55,920
Wyoming$24,230$26,490$30,110$35,140$36,280
Puerto Rico$17,940$18,830$20,790$20,340$25,940

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Alaska, where the average salary is $62,090.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Alaska - $62,090
Illinois - $45,880
Iowa - $45,640
Missouri - $44,160
Wisconsin - $44,040

Food Batchmakers: Salary Overview

Food batchmakers manufacture food products using equipment that blends ingredients together.

Their job description includes selecting and weighting ingredients and following recipes or formulas to set up and operate the equipment that mixes, cooks, or processes the ingredients.

They also have to test food samples to make sure that they have the optimum level of nutritional values, inspect and pack the final product, and grade products according to food regulations.

Food batchmakers may also modify cooking operations based on the sampling process and adjust a variety of parameters to make sure that the product meets the desired quality standards.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage reported in May 2019 by food batchmakers was $30,790 per year which means that half of all workers in this profession earned less than this and half earned more.

Salaries vary depending on the industry of employment and the worker’s experience and education.

The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,720 per year, while the highest 10 percent made more than $48,790 per year.

The 25th percentile for this profession was $25,340 which means that 75 percent of all food batchmakers earned more than this.

The 75th percentile was $39,380, which means that only the most experienced 25 percent earned more than this.

The difference between the lowest 10 percent and the top 10 percent is typically made by the food batchmaker’s level of experience and skills but also by the region of employment.

Food Batchmaker Salary by Industry

The report published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the biggest employers for food batchmakers in 2019 were bakeries and tortilla manufacturers, other food manufacturers and fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturers.

Food batchmakers who work in the field of other food manufacturing are typically involved in mixing purchased dried or dehydrated ingredients.

Manufacturers of fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food use of techniques such as freezing, pickling, canning, and dehydrating in order to preserve food.

The numbers published show that average salaries varied only slightly among the biggest employers.

Food batchmakers who worked for bakeries and tortilla manufacturers were paid, on average, with $33,040 per year.

The average annual wage reported by food batchmakers employed by other food manufacturers was $32,770.

Food batchmakers who worked for fruit a vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturers reported an average annual salary of $33,370.

A higher annual wage was reported by food batchmakers employed by dairy product manufacturers- a field where the reported mean wage was $35,420 per year.

Food batchmakers who worked for manufacturers of sugar and confectionery products reported an average annual salary of $34,600.

The highest average annual wage was reported by food batchmakers who worked for beverage manufacturers.

In this field, the reported mean annual wage was $41,860.

The industry of grain and oilseed milling offered food batchmakers an average annual salary of $39,950.

Salaries for food batchmakers are also influenced by the region of employment.

According to the report published by BLS, the highest average annual salary ($65,170) was reported by those employed in the Battle Creek metropolitan area in Michigan.

Food batchmakers who worked in Hammond, Louisiana, on the other hand, reported an average annual salary of only $19,240.

In conclusion, wages vary widely depending on the region and the local economy.

The top-paying states for this profession were Iowa, Tennessee, Alaska, Vermont, and Maryland, states where the average annual wage reported by food batchmakers was over $37,000 a year.

Food batchmakers in states like South Carolina, North Carolina, and Lousiana were paid, on average, with less than $30,000 a year.

* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Food Batchmakers. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.


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