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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Arkansas

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Arkansas earns $40,480 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,761 a month.

10th percentile
$34,660
25th percentile
$38,180
Median percentile
$40,480
75th percentile
$46,310
90th percentile
$48,930

Based on 330 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

$33,127 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,480
Federal income tax−$2,678
Social Security + Medicare−$3,097
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,579
Monthly take-home$2,761
Every two weeks$1,274

Does it go far here?

$46,562Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

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