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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $60,170 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,784 a month.

10th percentile
$38,220
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$60,170
75th percentile
$60,170
90th percentile
$62,800

Based on 90 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

$45,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,170
Federal income tax−$5,040
Social Security + Medicare−$4,603
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$5,114
Monthly take-home$3,784
Every two weeks$1,747

Does it go far here?

$55,261Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

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