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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Memphis, TN

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $55,270 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,882 a month.

10th percentile
$27,920
25th percentile
$38,240
Median percentile
$55,270
75th percentile
$55,270
90th percentile
$58,070

Based on 190 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

$46,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,270
Federal income tax−$4,452
Social Security + Medicare−$4,228
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,882
Every two weeks$1,792

Does it go far here?

$59,959Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,220 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Memphis, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,960
Chief Executives$196,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,790
Financial Managers$143,880
Human Resources Managers$138,560
Lawyers$134,440
Pharmacists$134,220
Marketing Managers$132,540

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