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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in St. Louis, MO

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $38,690 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,621 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$38,690
75th percentile
$42,880
90th percentile
$49,060

Based on 230 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

$31,449 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,690
Federal income tax−$2,463
Social Security + Medicare−$2,960
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,818
Monthly take-home$2,621
Every two weeks$1,210

Does it go far here?

$40,689Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

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Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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