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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $48,330 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,294 a month.

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$37,140
Median percentile
$48,330
75th percentile
$56,810
90th percentile
$61,300

Based on 460 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

$39,529 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,330
Federal income tax−$3,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,697
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,484
Monthly take-home$3,294
Every two weeks$1,520

Does it go far here?

$47,126Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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