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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Atlanta, GA

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $40,170 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,698 a month.

10th percentile
$31,600
25th percentile
$37,430
Median percentile
$40,170
75th percentile
$43,020
90th percentile
$54,350

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

$32,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,170
Federal income tax−$2,640
Social Security + Medicare−$3,073
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,085
Monthly take-home$2,698
Every two weeks$1,245

Does it go far here?

$40,147Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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