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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Billings, MT

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Billings, MT earns $42,540 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,821 a month.

10th percentile
$32,040
25th percentile
$40,080
Median percentile
$42,540
75th percentile
$50,330
90th percentile
$52,200

Based on 50 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

$33,851 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,540
Federal income tax−$2,925
Social Security + Medicare−$3,254
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,510
Monthly take-home$2,821
Every two weeks$1,302

Does it go far here?

$45,485Median pay in Billings, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,117 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Billings, MT

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,980
Project Management Specialists$85,540
Registered Nurses$82,300
Electricians$80,980
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,290
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,450
Accountants and Auditors$75,780

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