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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in New Jersey earns $37,140 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,514 a month.

10th percentile
$34,880
25th percentile
$37,140
Median percentile
$37,140
75th percentile
$40,950
90th percentile
$45,560

Based on 630 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

$30,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,140
Federal income tax−$2,277
Social Security + Medicare−$2,841
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,857
Monthly take-home$2,514
Every two weeks$1,160

Does it go far here?

$34,134Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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