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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $38,060 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,730 a month.

10th percentile
$26,840
25th percentile
$34,340
Median percentile
$38,060
75th percentile
$49,370
90th percentile
$49,800

Based on 420 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

$32,761 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,060
Federal income tax−$2,387
Social Security + Medicare−$2,912
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,730
Every two weeks$1,260

Does it go far here?

$36,919Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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