Salary guide, May 2025

Food Process Operator pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

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The median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD was $34,860 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $31,200 and $37,630.

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is $4,820 below the national median of $39,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other

The Food Process Operator title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: median $34,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $31,200 to $37,630.

Annual wage percentiles, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31,200	$31,200	$34,860	$37,630	$42,110

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: median $16.76; published 25th to 75th percentile $15.00 to $18.09.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$15.00	$15.00	$16.76	$18.09	$20.25

BLS estimated 560 workers employed in this occupation in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Location quotient: 0.99.

What should you know about united States?

Food Processing Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $39,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $36,410 to $44,130.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$32,210	$36,410	$39,680	$44,130	$47,950

Food Processing Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $19.08; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.51 to $21.22.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$15.49	$17.51	$19.08	$21.22	$23.05

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Food Process Operator median is $34,860. The all-occupations median in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $59,070. Ratio: 0.59 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.99 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Food Process Operator in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$31,200	$31,200	$37,020
May 2025	$31,200	$34,860	$37,630

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Food Process Operator
Area	Median	25th to 75th
York-Hanover, PA	$37,500	$35,170 to $40,480
Gettysburg, PA	$40,130	$36,990 to $44,830

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