SOC 51-3092 · Waco, TX metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for food batchmakers in Waco, Texas is $41,570 a year ($19.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,530: half of the 390 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$41,570average per year

$19.99 / hourMedian $40,530Take-home ≈ $35,582

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 9Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,980 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Waco earn between $33,840 and $47,230.

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,570$3,464$19.99
Median$40,530$3,378$19.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,840$2,820$16.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,230$3,936$22.71

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $41,570, a single filer in Waco takes home about $35,582 a year, or $2,965 a month and $1,369 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 Waco a good place for food batchmakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $41,570 buys what about $44,916 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 3rd 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 Waco: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Waco?

$19.99 an hour on average, and $19.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,582 a year ($2,965 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,570. Texas has no state income tax.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% 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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 2.68, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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