SOC 51-3099 · Tyler, TX metro

Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for other food processing workers in Tyler, Texas is $35,370 a year ($17.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,290: half of the 70 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,525).

$35,370average per year

$17.00 / hourMedian $36,290Take-home ≈ $30,600

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 16Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Processing Workers, All Other pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,550 or more. The middle half of other food processing workers in Tyler earn between $31,690 and $36,290.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,370$2,948$17.00
Median$36,290$3,024$17.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,690$2,641$15.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,290$3,024$17.45

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

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $35,370, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $30,600 a year, or $2,550 a month and $1,177 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Tyler a good place for other food processing workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $35,370 buys what about $38,381 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 13th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($43,070).

All Food Processing Workers, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other food processing workers

Rochester, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($58,260).

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in Tyler: questions

How much do other food processing workers make an hour in Tyler?

$17.00 an hour on average, and $17.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food processing workers salary in Tyler?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food processing workers take-home pay in Tyler?

About $30,600 a year ($2,550 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,370. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other food processing workers earn more in Tyler than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,525).

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 51-3099; area Tyler, TX (46340). 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 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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