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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Austin, TX

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns $35,350 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,549 a month.

10th percentile
$26,070
25th percentile
$29,460
Median percentile
$35,350
75th percentile
$36,570
90th percentile
$39,140

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

$30,584 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,350
Federal income tax−$2,062
Social Security + Medicare−$2,704
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,549
Every two weeks$1,176

Does it go far here?

$36,047Median pay in Austin, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.1 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,726 a month, Census ACS).

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