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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $43,940 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,867 a month.

10th percentile
$35,820
25th percentile
$38,240
Median percentile
$43,940
75th percentile
$46,470
90th percentile
$60,530

Based on 320 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

$34,410 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,940
Federal income tax−$3,093
Social Security + Medicare−$3,361
California income tax (approx.)−$3,076
Monthly take-home$2,867
Every two weeks$1,323

Does it go far here?

$38,691Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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