Pay by state · 51 areas
Food Batchmaker Salary by State (2026)
Food Batchmakers earn the most in Vermont at $50,180 a year and the least in Louisiana at $34,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,290. The table below covers all 50 states and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $50,180Vermont
- National median
- $42,290BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,620Louisiana
- Areas reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for food batchmakers
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states. After cost of living, Iowa comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Lowest median pay
- 1Louisiana$34,620
- 2West Virginia$34,660
- 3Florida$35,500
- 4Oklahoma$36,320
- 5Mississippi$36,530
All states
Food Batchmaker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of food batchmakers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTVermont | $50,180 | $41,740 | $56,460 | 1,000 | $51,226 |
| 2 | IDIdaho | $49,570 | $39,990 | $57,680 | 1,700 | $51,909 |
| 3 | WIWisconsin | $48,360 | $42,240 | $55,720 | 18,040 | $51,395 |
| 4 | IAIowa | $48,300 | $43,640 | $59,280 | 4,160 | $55,035 |
| 5 | ILIllinois | $48,130 | $39,000 | $57,200 | 12,320 | $48,150 |
| 6 | KYKentucky | $46,900 | $37,090 | $52,430 | 4,570 | $52,019 |
| 7 | GAGeorgia | $46,490 | $36,730 | $52,430 | 4,290 | $48,280 |
| 8 | MOMissouri | $45,690 | $41,570 | $54,120 | 2,280 | $50,310 |
| 9 | COColorado | $44,900 | $38,050 | $49,710 | 3,880 | $43,570 |
| 10 | OHOhio | $44,590 | $36,350 | $49,990 | 7,040 | $48,063 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $42,940 | $35,940 | $51,420 | 7,660 | $43,540 |
| 12 | KSKansas | $42,850 | $38,050 | $50,690 | 3,230 | $47,575 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $42,710 | $37,720 | $47,650 | 5,700 | $39,911 |
| 14 | TNTennessee | $42,610 | $37,740 | $48,540 | 2,920 | $46,381 |
| 15 | MEMaine | $42,260 | $37,210 | $48,670 | 610 | $43,545 |
| 16 | CACalifornia | $41,670 | $37,330 | $46,690 | 12,560 | $37,635 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $41,390 | $35,740 | $48,890 | 3,250 | $41,866 |
| 18 | NENebraska | $41,210 | $38,760 | $48,700 | 1,270 | $45,737 |
| 19 | NVNevada | $41,120 | $31,720 | $50,120 | 880 | $41,129 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $41,080 | $35,760 | $51,150 | 2,870 | $40,631 |
| 21 | NDNorth Dakota | $40,840 | $39,280 | $45,750 | 250 | $45,909 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $40,550 | $36,320 | $45,790 | 2,300 | $40,277 |
| 23 | MDMaryland | $40,240 | $35,190 | $51,550 | 1,390 | $38,339 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $40,160 | $35,030 | $47,490 | 5,130 | $41,739 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $39,920 | $35,720 | $48,660 | 8,160 | $40,913 |
| 26 | OROregon | $39,850 | $36,520 | $47,630 | 3,420 | $38,554 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $39,700 | $35,700 | $47,820 | 5,570 | $42,538 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $39,630 | $33,280 | $47,150 | 170 | $41,872 |
| 29 | RIRhode Island | $39,250 | $34,780 | $44,910 | 310 | $38,375 |
| 30 | SDSouth Dakota | $39,200 | $36,640 | $44,700 | 660 | $44,251 |
| 31 | CTConnecticut | $39,110 | $37,450 | $42,920 | 1,460 | $37,747 |
| 32 | AKAlaska | $39,030 | $38,200 | $47,930 | 100 | $38,131 |
| 33 | ARArkansas | $38,990 | $34,990 | $45,160 | 2,120 | $44,849 |
| 34 | NYNew York | $38,470 | $35,740 | $43,690 | 8,460 | $35,646 |
| 35 | WYWyoming | $38,430 | $30,950 | $45,560 | 100 | $41,460 |
| 36 | NJNew Jersey | $38,250 | $34,790 | $47,590 | 3,640 | $35,155 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $37,500 | $29,040 | $46,070 | 13,250 | $38,637 |
| 38 | HIHawaii | $37,490 | $34,040 | $44,630 | 360 | $34,097 |
| 39 | NHNew Hampshire | $37,470 | $35,230 | $44,030 | 190 | $35,972 |
| 40 | NMNew Mexico | $37,390 | $32,320 | $46,670 | 450 | $40,548 |
| 41 | DEDelaware | $37,220 | $34,790 | $46,890 | 380 | $37,292 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $37,070 | $33,730 | $45,390 | 700 | $39,542 |
| 43 | ALAlabama | $36,980 | $31,350 | $43,340 | 1,280 | $41,633 |
| 44 | MAMassachusetts | $36,880 | $34,010 | $43,750 | 5,100 | $34,872 |
| 45 | NCNorth Carolina | $36,590 | $32,490 | $44,160 | 3,450 | $38,791 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $36,530 | $34,870 | $44,840 | 660 | $42,011 |
| 47 | OKOklahoma | $36,320 | $31,390 | $45,560 | 930 | $41,346 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $35,500 | $30,820 | $44,250 | 3,670 | $34,328 |
| 49 | WVWest Virginia | $34,660 | $28,760 | $45,460 | 70 | $38,728 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $34,620 | $29,260 | $37,040 | 530 | $39,249 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,270 | $21,840 | $22,620 | 1,520 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For food batchmakers, that changes the ranking: Vermont leads on raw pay at $50,180, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $55,035.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Food Batchmaker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays food batchmakers the most?
Vermont reports the highest median wage for food batchmakers at $50,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Idaho ($49,570) and Wisconsin ($48,360).
Which state pays food batchmakers the least?
Among the 50 states, Louisiana reports the lowest median for food batchmakers at $34,620 a year, $15,560 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $22,270.
Is the highest-paying state the best for food batchmakers after cost of living?
Not on this data. Vermont pays the most on paper ($50,180) but ranks 5th of 50 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($51,226). Iowa leads after that adjustment at $55,035, from a raw median of $48,300. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.