Hormel Foods production associate salary

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Average Hormel Foods production associate salary

$36,452yearly

$15.6 hourly rate

Entry-level Hormel Foods production associate salary

$31,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Hormel Foods pay production associates?

The average salary for Hormel Foods production associates is $36,452 per year. Hormel Foods production associate salaries range between $31,000 to $42,000 per year. Hormel Foods production associates earn 12% more than the national average salary for production associates of $32,439.

Location impacts how much a production associate at Hormel Foods can expect to make. Production associates at Hormel Foods make the most in Fresno, CA, Medford, OR, and Sparta, WI.

How much does Hormel Foods pay production associates by location?

Hormel Foods pays production associates the most in Fresno, CA, Medford, OR, and Sparta, WI. Additionally, cities like Papillion and Nevada also report highly competitive salaries for production associates at Hormel Foods.

Production associate Hormel Foods salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Fresno, CA	$39,621	$19.05
2	Medford, OR	$39,559	$19.02
3	Sparta, WI	$39,520	$19.00
4	Papillion, NE	$38,443	$18.48
5	Nevada, IA	$38,292	$18.41
6	Faribault, MN	$38,147	$18.34
7	Denver, CO	$37,744	$18.15
8	Taylor, AZ	$37,175	$17.87
9	Aurora, IL	$36,953	$17.77
10	Tucker, GA	$35,392	$17.02

Highest-paid Hormel Foods production associates by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Production Supervisor	$84,357	$41	-
2	Technical Production Lead	$83,056	$40	-
3	Production Supervisor	$67,414	$32	-
4	Production Coordinator	$50,005	$24	-
5	Assistant Production Supervisor	$49,949	$24	-
6	Production Foreman	$45,352	$22	-
7	Production Operator Lead	$43,502	$21	-
8	Press Machine Operator	$43,134	$21	-
9	Fabrication Technician	$41,779	$20	-
10	Machines Technician	$40,754	$20	-

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Recent salaries for production associates at hormel foods

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
3Rd Shift Manufacturing Production Associate-Progp	Dubuque, IA	06/24/2025	$44,871
Production Associate	Papillion, NE	05/31/2025	$43,097
3Rd Shift Manufacturing Production Associate-Progp	Dubuque, IA	05/28/2025	$44,871
2Nd Shift Manufacturing Production Associate-Progp	Dubuque, IA	03/25/2025	$44,871
3Rd Shift Manufacturing Production Associate-Progp	Dubuque, IA	02/18/2025	$44,871

Production associate salary at Hormel Foods competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	AK Steel	$39,140	$19	-
2	The Clorox Company	$38,859	$19	16
3	Cargill	$38,546	$19	167
4	General Mills	$37,128	$18	6
5	Olin	$37,068	$18	14
6	TreeHouse Foods	$37,003	$18	33
7	Rochelle Foods LLC	$36,527	$18	-
8	Jennie-O	$36,413	$18	-
9	Campbell Soup	$36,077	$17	23
10	The J.M. Smucker Co.	$35,862	$17	17
11	Conagra Brands	$35,795	$17	32
12	The Kraft Heinz Company	$35,234	$17	39
13	Kimberly-Clark	$34,821	$17	-
14	Valley Fresh	$34,499	$17	-
15	Alcoa	$34,137	$16	1
16	Lear	$34,028	$16	19
17	Berry Global	$34,001	$16	-
18	Whirlpool	$33,985	$16	4
19	Tyson Foods	$33,853	$16	30
20	Newell Brands	$33,169	$16	3

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