Salary guide, May 2025

Food Process Operator pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

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The median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Burlington-South Burlington, VT was $41,480 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $33,900 and $50,820.

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is $1,800 above 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 burlington-South Burlington, VT?

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Burlington-South Burlington, VT: median $41,480; published 25th to 75th percentile $33,900 to $50,820.

Annual wage percentiles, Burlington-South Burlington, VT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$33,500	$33,900	$41,480	$50,820	$62,310

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Burlington-South Burlington, VT: median $19.94; published 25th to 75th percentile $16.30 to $24.44.

Hourly wage percentiles, Burlington-South Burlington, VT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$16.11	$16.30	$19.94	$24.44	$29.96

BLS estimated 50 workers employed in this occupation in Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Location quotient: 0.95.

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 $41,480. The all-occupations median in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $60,020. Ratio: 0.69 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.95 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$34,640	$39,240	$43,300
May 2025	$33,900	$41,480	$50,820

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, Burlington-South Burlington, VT. 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
Portland-South Portland, ME	$35,520	$32,170 to $40,700
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$44,310	$41,010 to $48,930

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