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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $42,240 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,873 a month.

10th percentile
$38,610
25th percentile
$40,950
Median percentile
$42,240
75th percentile
$54,150
90th percentile
$54,150

Based on 60 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

$34,472 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,240
Federal income tax−$2,889
Social Security + Medicare−$3,231
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,647
Monthly take-home$2,873
Every two weeks$1,326

Does it go far here?

$46,238Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

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