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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Pennsylvania earns $49,660 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,380 a month.

10th percentile
$33,500
25th percentile
$45,140
Median percentile
$49,660
75th percentile
$57,120
90th percentile
$61,290

Based on 540 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

$40,557 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,660
Federal income tax−$3,779
Social Security + Medicare−$3,799
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,525
Monthly take-home$3,380
Every two weeks$1,560

Does it go far here?

$50,896Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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