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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Atlanta, GA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $42,320 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,832 a month.

10th percentile
$28,120
25th percentile
$37,230
Median percentile
$42,320
75th percentile
$50,240
90th percentile
$59,730

Based on 4,720 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

$33,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,320
Federal income tax−$2,898
Social Security + Medicare−$3,237
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,196
Monthly take-home$2,832
Every two weeks$1,307

Does it go far here?

$42,295Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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