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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Pennsylvania

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Pennsylvania earns $42,710 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,932 a month.

10th percentile
$34,960
25th percentile
$37,160
Median percentile
$42,710
75th percentile
$47,050
90th percentile
$51,520

Based on 1,580 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

$35,186 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,710
Federal income tax−$2,945
Social Security + Medicare−$3,267
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,311
Monthly take-home$2,932
Every two weeks$1,353

Does it go far here?

$43,773Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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