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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Fayetteville, AR

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $44,240 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,000 a month.

10th percentile
$38,920
25th percentile
$39,760
Median percentile
$44,240
75th percentile
$46,740
90th percentile
$62,270

Based on 30 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

$36,001 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,240
Federal income tax−$3,129
Social Security + Medicare−$3,384
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,725
Monthly take-home$3,000
Every two weeks$1,385

Does it go far here?

$48,428Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

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