SOC 51-3099 · Lebanon, PA metro

Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Lebanon, PA

The average salary for other food processing workers in Lebanon, Pennsylvania is $40,150 a year ($19.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,830: half of the 90 people in this job in the Lebanon, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,300).

$40,150average per year

$19.30 / hourMedian $37,830Take-home ≈ $33,208

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10Pennsylvania metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Processing Workers, All Other pay range in Lebanon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,760 or more. The middle half of other food processing workers in Lebanon earn between $37,750 and $45,760.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,150$3,346$19.30
Median$37,830$3,152$18.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,750$3,146$18.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,760$3,813$22.00

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

Food Processing Workers, All Other pay in Lebanon vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Other food processing workers in Lebanon earn 9% less than the Pennsylvania average ($44,010) and about the same as the U.S. average ($40,300). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $39,680.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lebanon$40,150$37,830$35,530$45,76090
Pennsylvania$44,010$41,620$34,010$62,6501,350
United States$40,300$39,680$32,210$47,95065,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Lebanon

On the average salary of $40,150, a single filer in Lebanon takes home about $33,208 a year, or $2,767 a month and $1,277 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 other food processing workers? 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 $40,150 buys what about $43,073 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 Processing Workers, All Other salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Lebanon ranks 9th of 10 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Lancaster pays the most ($52,090).

All Food Processing Workers, All Other salaries in Pennsylvania

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 Lebanon: questions

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

$19.30 an hour on average, and $18.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,208 a year ($2,767 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,150. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,300).

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 Lebanon, PA (30140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 4.08, this job is 4.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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