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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Allentown, PA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $45,460 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,109 a month.

10th percentile
$29,090
25th percentile
$37,940
Median percentile
$45,460
75th percentile
$60,110
90th percentile
$65,590

Based on 2,180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,460
Federal income tax−$3,275
Social Security + Medicare−$3,478
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,396
Monthly take-home$3,109
Every two weeks$1,435

Does it go far here?

$45,475Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All packaging and filling machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania