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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Bellingham, WA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Bellingham, WA earns $39,090 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,799 a month.

10th percentile
$36,030
25th percentile
$37,690
Median percentile
$39,090
75th percentile
$43,890
90th percentile
$46,780

Based on 370 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

$33,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,090
Federal income tax−$2,511
Social Security + Medicare−$2,990
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,799
Every two weeks$1,292

Does it go far here?

$37,829Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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