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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Allentown, PA

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $40,740 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,805 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$37,800
Median percentile
$40,740
75th percentile
$44,360
90th percentile
$46,980

Based on 80 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

$33,664 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,740
Federal income tax−$2,709
Social Security + Medicare−$3,117
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,251
Monthly take-home$2,805
Every two weeks$1,295

Does it go far here?

$40,753Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All food cooking machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania