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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $49,920 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,171 a month.

10th percentile
$39,310
25th percentile
$43,260
Median percentile
$49,920
75th percentile
$61,460
90th percentile
$75,500

Based on 300 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

$38,048 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,920
Federal income tax−$3,810
Social Security + Medicare−$3,819
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,243
Monthly take-home$3,171
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$47,353Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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