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Food Processing Workers, All Other: Pay by State
Nationally, 65,000 people work as food processing workers, all other, earning a median of $39,680 a year ($19/hour) — with most between $32,210 and $47,950.
| State | Workers | Median pay | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 610 | $46,930 | $23 |
| Idaho | 130 | $46,820 | $23 |
| Kansas | 560 | $46,060 | $22 |
| New Hampshire | 80 | $45,410 | $22 |
| Illinois | 2,760 | $45,340 | $22 |
| Arizona | 600 | $45,330 | $22 |
| North Dakota | 50 | $45,120 | $22 |
| Missouri | 1,630 | $44,050 | $21 |
| Washington | 920 | $43,980 | $21 |
| Vermont | 120 | $43,300 | $21 |
| Massachusetts | 210 | $43,200 | $21 |
| New York | 400 | $42,920 | $21 |
| Wyoming | 30 | $42,740 | $21 |
| Tennessee | 1,910 | $42,690 | $21 |
| Minnesota | 2,000 | $41,800 | $20 |
| Iowa | 5,210 | $41,740 | $20 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,350 | $41,620 | $20 |
| Utah | 620 | $41,400 | $20 |
| Florida | 1,050 | $41,390 | $20 |
| Indiana | 910 | $41,250 | $20 |
| Wisconsin | 340 | $40,590 | $20 |
| Texas | 6,780 | $40,150 | $19 |
| Ohio | 1,640 | $39,470 | $19 |
| Delaware | 510 | $39,470 | $19 |
| Michigan | 430 | $38,750 | $19 |
| Oklahoma | 360 | $38,530 | $19 |
| Maine | 110 | $38,270 | $18 |
| California | 7,140 | $38,230 | $18 |
| Oregon | 760 | $38,170 | $18 |
| Mississippi | 590 | $38,150 | $18 |
| Arkansas | 1,770 | $37,840 | $18 |
| Virginia | 1,190 | $37,810 | $18 |
| Georgia | 5,650 | $37,810 | $18 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $37,750 | $18 |
| Montana | 140 | $37,740 | $18 |
| Alabama | 460 | $37,510 | $18 |
| Kentucky | 690 | $37,450 | $18 |
| Connecticut | — | $37,450 | $18 |
| North Carolina | 4,770 | $37,360 | $18 |
| South Carolina | 510 | $37,060 | $18 |
| Maryland | 2,450 | $35,870 | $17 |
| Rhode Island | 160 | $34,770 | $17 |
| New Jersey | 940 | $34,670 | $17 |
| New Mexico | 230 | $34,560 | $17 |
| Louisiana | 2,950 | $31,230 | $15 |
| Nevada | 590 | $30,120 | $14 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. States are ordered by median pay. Cost of living differs between states — a higher number is not automatically a better deal. Some states are omitted where the estimate is suppressed. Labour-market data, not job listings.