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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Indiana

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Indiana earns $43,350 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,976 a month.

10th percentile
$38,820
25th percentile
$40,280
Median percentile
$43,350
75th percentile
$47,400
90th percentile
$51,730

Based on 540 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

$35,711 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,350
Federal income tax−$3,022
Social Security + Medicare−$3,316
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,301
Monthly take-home$2,976
Every two weeks$1,374

Does it go far here?

$46,449Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,062 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indiana

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$430,640
Anesthesiologists$394,060
Physicians, All Other$366,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$347,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,390
Family Medicine Physicians$261,940
Chief Executives$254,180
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,000

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