SOC 51-3092 · Lebanon, PA metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Lebanon, PA

The average salary for food batchmakers in Lebanon, Pennsylvania is $40,300 a year ($19.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,690: half of the 150 people in this job in the Lebanon, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$40,300average per year

$19.38 / hourMedian $37,690Take-home ≈ $33,324

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 15Pennsylvania metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Lebanon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,180 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Lebanon earn between $35,360 and $46,190.

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,300$3,358$19.38
Median$37,690$3,141$18.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,360$2,947$17.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,190$3,849$22.21

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Lebanon

On the average salary of $40,300, a single filer in Lebanon takes home about $33,324 a year, or $2,777 a month and $1,282 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Lebanon a good place for food batchmakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lebanon area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $40,300 buys what about $43,234 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Lebanon ($46,500). A typical home costs $320,716, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Lebanon ranks 11th of 15 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Williamsport pays the most ($55,390).

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in Lebanon: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Lebanon?

$19.38 an hour on average, and $18.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Lebanon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Lebanon?

About $33,324 a year ($2,777 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,300. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Lebanon than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3092; area Lebanon, PA (30140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.49, this job is 2.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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