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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in St. Louis, MO

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $46,860 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,136 a month.

10th percentile
$34,630
25th percentile
$34,640
Median percentile
$46,860
75th percentile
$47,790
90th percentile
$59,480

Based on 320 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

$37,630 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,860
Federal income tax−$3,443
Social Security + Medicare−$3,585
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,202
Monthly take-home$3,136
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$49,281Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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