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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Texas earns $37,140 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,668 a month.

10th percentile
$26,840
25th percentile
$32,240
Median percentile
$37,140
75th percentile
$43,480
90th percentile
$49,360

Based on 1,800 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

$32,022 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,140
Federal income tax−$2,277
Social Security + Medicare−$2,841
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,668
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$38,266Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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