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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Baton Rouge, LA earns $38,440 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,659 a month.

10th percentile
$33,410
25th percentile
$34,850
Median percentile
$38,440
75th percentile
$44,360
90th percentile
$46,660

Based on 30 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

$31,913 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,440
Federal income tax−$2,433
Social Security + Medicare−$2,941
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,153
Monthly take-home$2,659
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$42,344Median pay in Baton Rouge, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,135 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$413,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060
Industrial Production Managers$139,860
Mechanical Engineers$135,530
Pharmacists$134,680
Financial Managers$129,310
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$129,260
Nurse Practitioners$129,070

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