SOC 51-3092 · Amarillo, TX metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for food batchmakers in Amarillo, Texas is $36,370 a year ($17.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,560: half of the 130 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$36,370average per year

$17.49 / hourMedian $35,560Take-home ≈ $31,403

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 9Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,260 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Amarillo earn between $32,220 and $38,690.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,370$3,031$17.49
Median$35,560$2,963$17.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,220$2,685$15.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,690$3,224$18.60

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $36,370, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $31,403 a year, or $2,617 a month and $1,208 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $36,370 buys what about $39,610 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 5th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; San Antonio pays the most ($42,330).

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Texas

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 Amarillo: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Amarillo?

$17.49 an hour on average, and $17.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,403 a year ($2,617 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,370. Texas has no state income tax.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Amarillo than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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