Salary guide, May 2025

Food Process Operator pay in Monroe, LA

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The median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Monroe, LA was $31,250 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $31,250 and $38,160.

The Monroe, LA median is $8,430 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 monroe, LA?

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Monroe, LA: median $31,250; published 25th to 75th percentile $31,250 to $38,160.

Annual wage percentiles, Monroe, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30,650	$31,250	$31,250	$38,160	$48,410

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Monroe, LA: median $15.02; published 25th to 75th percentile $15.02 to $18.35.

Hourly wage percentiles, Monroe, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$14.74	$15.02	$15.02	$18.35	$23.28

BLS estimated 280 workers employed in this occupation in Monroe, LA. Location quotient: 7.78.

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 $31,250. The all-occupations median in Monroe, LA is $38,150. Ratio: 0.82 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 7.78 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 Monroe, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$24,230	$30,290	$30,290
May 2025	$31,250	$31,250	$38,160

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, Monroe, LA. 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
Jackson, MS	$41,870	$33,540 to $42,520
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$39,260	$37,610 to $46,630

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