SOC 51-3099 · Waco, TX metro

Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for other food processing workers in Waco, Texas is $34,920 a year ($16.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,100: half of the 130 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,525).

$34,920average per year

$16.79 / hourMedian $37,100Take-home ≈ $30,238

  • $20K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 16Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Processing Workers, All Other pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,480 or more. The middle half of other food processing workers in Waco earn between $25,830 and $40,460.

  • $20K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,920$2,910$16.79
Median$37,100$3,092$17.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$25,830$2,152$12.42
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,460$3,372$19.45

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

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $34,920, a single filer in Waco takes home about $30,238 a year, or $2,520 a month and $1,163 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 Waco a good place for other food processing workers? 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 $34,920 buys what about $37,731 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 14th 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 Waco: questions

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

$16.79 an hour on average, and $17.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $25,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,238 a year ($2,520 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,920. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.0%.
  • 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 2.35, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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