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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $39,880 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,750 a month.

10th percentile
$33,950
25th percentile
$37,430
Median percentile
$39,880
75th percentile
$47,050
90th percentile
$54,590

Based on 90 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

$32,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,880
Federal income tax−$2,606
Social Security + Medicare−$3,051
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,224
Monthly take-home$2,750
Every two weeks$1,269

Does it go far here?

$42,125Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

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JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
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Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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