Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,130
25th Percentile Wage
$17,070
50th Percentile Wage
$18,630
75th Percentile Wage
$21,530
90th Percentile Wage
$29,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$18,630
3.60% 3.60%
2012
$17,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,630 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 52.6 percent (52.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$39,280
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$32,560
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$32,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$30,380
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,650
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,630
Sherman-Denison
$27,730
El Paso
$27,310
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,500
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$25,790
Tyler
$24,970
Fort Worth-Arlington
$24,510
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,370
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$18,630
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,150

See also: Top paying jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.