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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Virginia earns $59,260 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,878 a month.

10th percentile
$34,790
25th percentile
$41,280
Median percentile
$59,260
75th percentile
$84,520
90th percentile
$84,520

Based on 270 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

$46,536 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,260
Federal income tax−$4,931
Social Security + Medicare−$4,533
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,259
Monthly take-home$3,878
Every two weeks$1,790

Does it go far here?

$58,613Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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