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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Arkansas

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Arkansas earns $45,080 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,054 a month.

10th percentile
$37,270
25th percentile
$37,600
Median percentile
$45,080
75th percentile
$47,710
90th percentile
$49,960

Based on 580 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,080
Federal income tax−$3,230
Social Security + Medicare−$3,449
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,758
Monthly take-home$3,054
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$51,854Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas