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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Massachusetts

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Massachusetts earns $47,960 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,193 a month.

10th percentile
$37,760
25th percentile
$41,030
Median percentile
$47,960
75th percentile
$50,250
90th percentile
$56,530

Based on 170 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

$38,318 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,960
Federal income tax−$3,575
Social Security + Medicare−$3,669
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,398
Monthly take-home$3,193
Every two weeks$1,474

Does it go far here?

$45,349Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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