Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in the United States is $44,810 a year. About 20,370 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,250
- 25th percentile
- $37,540
- Median percentile
- $44,810
- 75th percentile
- $50,680
- 90th percentile
- $62,680
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- North Dakota $77,300
- Maryland $60,170
- Colorado $59,590
- Virginia $59,260
- Alaska $55,280
- Nevada $54,950
- Washington $50,590
- Minnesota $50,340
- Maine $50,220
- Pennsylvania $49,660
- New York $49,020
- Wisconsin $48,560
- Kentucky $48,540
- Idaho $48,250
- Michigan $48,240
- Iowa $47,960
- Utah $47,940
- Oregon $46,250
- California $45,600
- Massachusetts $45,400
- Hawaii $45,390
- Arkansas $45,080
- South Dakota $45,040
- Kansas $44,550
- Ohio $44,190
- Missouri $43,460
- Nebraska $43,410
- Indiana $43,370
- Arizona $43,010
- Oklahoma $42,390
- Connecticut $41,720
- Vermont $40,990
- South Carolina $40,000
- Tennessee $39,130
- Louisiana $38,440
- Illinois $38,230
- Georgia $37,390
- New Jersey $37,140
- Texas $37,140
- Mississippi $37,030
- North Carolina $35,980
- New Mexico $35,480
- Montana $35,360
- Florida $35,340
By metro area
- Baltimore, MD $78,750
- Denver, CO $62,890
- Modesto, CA $61,130
- Seattle, WA $60,230
- Washington, DC $60,170
- Sacramento, CA $56,270
- Appleton, WI $55,400
- Las Vegas, NV $54,950
- Sioux City, IA $52,650
- Hanford, CA $51,160
- Yakima, WA $50,840
- Albany, NY $50,800
- San Francisco, CA $50,680
- Grand Rapids, MI $49,970
- Portland, OR $49,920
- Raleigh, NC $49,860
- Des Moines, IA $49,780
- Milwaukee, WI $49,090
- Riverside, CA $48,570
- St. Cloud, MN $48,370
- Kiryas Joel, NY $48,350
- Philadelphia, PA $48,330
- Minneapolis, MN $48,000
- Portland, ME $47,600
- St. Joseph, MO $47,440
- Twin Falls, ID $47,210
- New York, NY $47,110
- Greensboro, NC $47,010
- St. Louis, MO $46,860
- Salinas, CA $46,650
- Buffalo, NY $46,320
- Cincinnati, OH $46,250
- Kansas City, MO $46,180
- Boston, MA $46,120
- Syracuse, NY $46,080
- Rochester, NY $45,970
- Urban Honolulu, HI $45,450
- Vallejo, CA $44,420
- Visalia, CA $44,010
- Springfield, MO $43,990
- Los Angeles, CA $43,940
- Phoenix, AZ $43,830
- Grand Forks, ND $43,610
- Omaha, NE $43,410
- Fayetteville, AR $42,240
- Merced, CA $42,130
- El Paso, TX $41,390
- Rocky Mount, NC $40,690
- Salem, OR $39,590
- Fresno, CA $39,420
- Cleveland, OH $38,750
- Austin, TX $38,440
- Baton Rouge, LA $38,440
- Stockton, CA $38,240
- Chicago, IL $38,230
- Dallas, TX $38,060
- Knoxville, TN $37,880
- Atlanta, GA $37,820
- Charlotte, NC $37,590
- Oklahoma City, OK $36,800
- Columbia, SC $36,420
- Houston, TX $35,860
- Miami, FL $35,840
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $35,290
- Orlando, FL $34,620
- San Antonio, TX $34,170
- Las Cruces, NM $34,140