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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

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U.S. mean $45,930 · median $44,810

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
North Dakota #1 $63,860 $77,300 $31
+39%
$47,090–$77,320
Maryland #2 $61,310 $60,170 $29
+33.5%
$39,340–$78,750
Virginia #3 $58,810 $59,260 $28
+28%
$34,790–$84,520
Colorado #4 $56,550 $59,590 $27
+23.1%
$38,640–$74,420
Nevada #5 $55,520 $54,950 $27
+20.9%
$44,910–$65,260
Minnesota #6 $55,400 $50,340 $27
+20.6%
$41,750–$71,010
Washington #7 $53,090 $50,590 $26
+15.6%
$37,500–$73,290
Alaska #8 $51,140 $55,280 $25
+11.3%
$40,970–$57,200
Pennsylvania #9 $50,450 $49,660 $24
+9.8%
$33,500–$61,290
Maine #10 $49,920 $50,220 $24
+8.7%
$40,130–$62,680
Oregon #11 $49,310 $46,250 $24
+7.4%
$35,900–$65,010
Iowa #12 $49,070 $47,960 $24
+6.8%
$36,480–$63,340
New York #13 $48,970 $49,020 $24
+6.6%
$35,690–$61,150
Wisconsin #14 $48,950 $48,560 $24
+6.6%
$38,120–$60,740
Kentucky #15 $48,790 $48,540 $23
+6.2%
$27,690–$64,470
Michigan #16 $47,700 $48,240 $23
+3.9%
$35,870–$62,170
Massachusetts #17 $46,790 $45,400 $23
+1.9%
$41,360–$54,390
Utah #18 $46,600 $47,940 $22
+1.5%
$37,550–$52,060
Idaho #19 $46,590 $48,250 $22
+1.4%
$37,910–$55,860
California #20 $46,450 $45,600 $22
+1.1%
$35,820–$62,020
Nebraska #21 $46,180 $43,410 $22
+0.5%
$37,770–$58,330
Vermont #22 $45,460 $40,990 $22
-1%
$40,260–$54,070
Indiana #23 $45,130 $43,370 $22
-1.7%
$36,080–$61,090
Kansas #24 $44,790 $44,550 $22
-2.5%
$37,080–$47,130
Arizona #25 $44,440 $43,010 $21
-3.2%
$35,270–$58,630
South Dakota #26 $44,340 $45,040 $21
-3.5%
$37,040–$60,220
Hawaii #27 $44,180 $45,390 $21
-3.8%
$38,740–$48,760
Arkansas #28 $43,630 $45,080 $21
-5%
$37,270–$49,960
North Carolina #29 $43,350 $35,980 $21
-5.6%
$27,230–$77,980
Missouri #30 $43,170 $43,460 $21
-6%
$33,380–$53,910
Connecticut #31 $43,050 $41,720 $21
-6.3%
$34,010–$48,250
Ohio #32 $42,000 $44,190 $20
-8.6%
$33,280–$47,090
Tennessee #33 $41,770 $39,130 $20
-9.1%
$31,510–$55,090
Illinois #34 $41,620 $38,230 $20
-9.4%
$36,300–$56,710
South Carolina #35 $41,310 $40,000 $20
-10.1%
$33,810–$50,220
Oklahoma #36 $40,890 $42,390 $20
-11%
$30,150–$46,540
Georgia #37 $40,080 $37,390 $19
-12.7%
$30,860–$55,960
New Jersey #38 $39,480 $37,140 $19
-14%
$34,880–$45,560
Louisiana #39 $38,760 $38,440 $19
-15.6%
$26,920–$47,530
Montana #40 $38,500 $35,360 $19
-16.2%
$31,960–$49,260
New Mexico #41 $37,860 $35,480 $18
-17.6%
$31,680–$44,960
Texas #42 $37,590 $37,140 $18
-18.2%
$26,840–$49,360
Mississippi #43 $36,550 $37,030 $18
-20.4%
$33,230–$43,490
Florida #44 $36,500 $35,340 $18
-20.5%
$27,510–$48,120

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.