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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in El Paso, TX

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in El Paso, TX earns $36,120 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,600 a month.

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$27,100
Median percentile
$36,120
75th percentile
$39,130
90th percentile
$42,640

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

$31,202 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,120
Federal income tax−$2,154
Social Security + Medicare−$2,763
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,600
Every two weeks$1,200

Does it go far here?

$40,173Median pay in El Paso, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.9 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,079 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in El Paso, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$289,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,840
Lawyers$140,550
Financial Managers$131,580
Software Developers$127,310
Nurse Practitioners$127,110
Pharmacists$124,910
Managers, All Other$122,930

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