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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Mississippi earns $37,030 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,538 a month.

10th percentile
$33,230
25th percentile
$33,320
Median percentile
$37,030
75th percentile
$39,140
90th percentile
$43,490

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

$30,452 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,030
Federal income tax−$2,264
Social Security + Medicare−$2,833
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,481
Monthly take-home$2,538
Every two weeks$1,171

Does it go far here?

$42,586Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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