Pay by state · 44 states
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders earn the most in North Dakota at $77,300 a year and the least in Florida at $35,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $44,810. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $77,300North Dakota
- National median
- $44,810BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $35,340Florida
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NDNorth Dakota | $77,300 | $50,350 | $77,320 | 30 | $86,894 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $60,170 | $47,230 | $78,750 | 200 | $57,327 |
| 3 | COColorado | $59,590 | $45,970 | $64,970 | 500 | $57,825 |
| 4 | VAVirginia | $59,260 | $41,280 | $84,520 | 270 | $58,613 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $55,280 | $44,750 | $56,370 | 30 | $54,006 |
| 6 | NVNevada | $54,950 | $48,570 | $60,620 | 130 | $54,962 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $50,590 | $43,810 | $61,170 | 720 | $47,275 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $50,340 | $46,960 | $65,780 | 1,120 | $51,044 |
| 9 | MEMaine | $50,220 | $44,790 | $52,090 | 100 | $51,747 |
| 10 | PAPennsylvania | $49,660 | $45,140 | $57,120 | 540 | $50,896 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $49,020 | $43,570 | $53,030 | 1,370 | $45,422 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $48,560 | $40,140 | $56,100 | 540 | $51,607 |
| 13 | KYKentucky | $48,540 | $32,720 | $64,470 | 340 | $53,838 |
| 14 | IDIdaho | $48,250 | $38,970 | $48,900 | 430 | $50,527 |
| 15 | MIMichigan | $48,240 | $40,920 | $51,790 | 700 | $50,137 |
| 16 | IAIowa | $47,960 | $45,110 | $52,650 | 660 | $54,648 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $47,940 | $42,830 | $52,060 | 130 | $48,491 |
| 18 | OROregon | $46,250 | $39,580 | $58,240 | 500 | $44,746 |
| 19 | CACalifornia | $45,600 | $38,370 | $49,030 | 1,630 | $41,185 |
| 20 | MAMassachusetts | $45,400 | $41,360 | $50,590 | 190 | $42,929 |
| 21 | HIHawaii | $45,390 | $38,740 | $46,240 | 90 | $41,282 |
| 22 | ARArkansas | $45,080 | $37,600 | $47,710 | 580 | $51,854 |
| 23 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,040 | $38,380 | $45,430 | 120 | $50,843 |
| 24 | KSKansas | $44,550 | $43,360 | $45,890 | 220 | $49,463 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $44,190 | $37,790 | $45,030 | 910 | $47,632 |
| 26 | MOMissouri | $43,460 | $37,200 | $47,440 | 1,030 | $47,854 |
| 27 | NENebraska | $43,410 | $38,680 | $52,850 | 440 | $48,178 |
| 28 | INIndiana | $43,370 | $40,730 | $47,390 | 260 | $46,470 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $43,010 | $38,750 | $48,730 | 90 | $42,721 |
| 30 | OKOklahoma | $42,390 | $36,440 | $42,390 | 370 | $48,257 |
| 31 | CTConnecticut | $41,720 | $38,790 | $46,260 | 60 | $40,266 |
| 32 | VTVermont | $40,990 | $40,990 | $48,100 | 80 | $41,844 |
| 33 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,000 | $36,680 | $45,110 | 140 | $42,667 |
| 34 | TNTennessee | $39,130 | $35,550 | $45,470 | 350 | $42,593 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $38,440 | $34,300 | $44,800 | 80 | $43,579 |
| 36 | ILIllinois | $38,230 | $38,160 | $42,650 | 440 | $38,246 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $37,390 | $34,460 | $42,290 | 290 | $38,829 |
| 38 | NJNew Jersey | $37,140 | $37,140 | $40,950 | 630 | $34,134 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $37,140 | $32,240 | $43,480 | 1,800 | $38,266 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $37,030 | $33,320 | $39,140 | 60 | $42,586 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $35,980 | $28,920 | $53,580 | 1,510 | $38,144 |
| 42 | NMNew Mexico | $35,480 | $33,730 | $44,740 | 70 | $38,477 |
| 43 | MTMontana | $35,360 | $32,370 | $43,680 | 130 | $37,361 |
| 44 | FLFlorida | $35,340 | $28,400 | $41,300 | 360 | $34,173 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, that changes the ranking: North Dakota leads on raw pay at $77,300, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $86,894.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders the most?
North Dakota reports the highest median wage for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders at $77,300 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($60,170) and Colorado ($59,590).
Which state pays Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders the least?
Florida reports the lowest median for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders at $35,340 a year, $41,960 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $86,894 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $77,300. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.