Salary guide, May 2025

Food Process Operator pay in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

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The median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA was $28,970 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $28,970 and $28,970.

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is $10,710 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 slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $28,970; published 25th to 75th percentile $28,970 to $28,970.

Annual wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27,870	$28,970	$28,970	$28,970	$37,640

Food Processing Workers, All Other in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $13.93; published 25th to 75th percentile $13.93 to $13.93.

Hourly wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.40	$13.93	$13.93	$13.93	$18.10

BLS estimated 140 workers employed in this occupation in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA. Location quotient: 3.51.

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 $28,970. The all-occupations median in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is $43,710. Ratio: 0.66 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 3.51 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$25,790	$26,680	$34,200
May 2025	$28,970	$28,970	$28,970

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, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, 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
Hammond, LA	$36,620	$36,620 to $36,620
Baton Rouge, LA	$29,660	$28,520 to $37,240

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