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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Battle Creek, MI earns $49,910 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,347 a month.

10th percentile
$37,240
25th percentile
$37,610
Median percentile
$49,910
75th percentile
$75,440
90th percentile
$75,860

Based on 390 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

$40,162 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,910
Federal income tax−$3,809
Social Security + Medicare−$3,818
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,121
Monthly take-home$3,347
Every two weeks$1,545

Does it go far here?

$55,124Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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