BLS metro-level wage data places Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV at a median of $54,950 per year ($26.42/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $44,810, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pays +23% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 80 food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenderss are employed across the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas MSA in SOC 51-3091.

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pay distribution spans from $39,240 at the 10th percentile to $60,830 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $54,950 and the 75th at $58,310, so half of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas-based food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenderss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NV data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.