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Average Food Batchmakers Salary in Kankakee, IL

Food Batchmakers in Kankakee, IL earn a median annual salary of $38,690, which is -5.1% compared to the national median. There are 110 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Kankakee, IL (metro area).

$38,690
Kankakee, IL median annual wage
$19/hour median
-5.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $40,790
110
Local employment
2.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.32
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,310
25th
$36,310
Median
$38,690
75th
$46,000
90th
$48,790

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Kankakee, IL, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
96.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$40,137
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 89.4%
Rents: 92.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Harrisonburg, VA$65,770Compare150
Lexington-Fayette, KY$64,980CompareN/A
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,360Compare510
Springfield, MO$60,090Compare290
Binghamton, NY$58,650Compare70
Joplin, MO-KS$57,700Compare360

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Kankakee, IL

Kankakee, IL has salary data for 184 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pharmacists.

Historical series

Trend for Food Batchmakers in Kankakee, IL

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Food Batchmakers are projected to change by +6.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 24,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.