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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Salem, OR

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Salem, OR earns $39,920 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,572 a month.

10th percentile
$37,160
25th percentile
$39,920
Median percentile
$39,920
75th percentile
$46,610
90th percentile
$49,480

Based on 110 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

$30,863 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,920
Federal income tax−$2,610
Social Security + Medicare−$3,054
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,393
Monthly take-home$2,572
Every two weeks$1,187

Does it go far here?

$38,515Median pay in Salem, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,399 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Salem, OR

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$156,070
Financial Managers$141,400
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,400
Registered Nurses$131,750
Software Developers$131,620
Managers, All Other$129,470
General and Operations Managers$114,430
Computer Systems Analysts$109,970

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