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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Blacksburg, VA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA earns $44,220 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,940 a month.

10th percentile
$33,830
25th percentile
$37,630
Median percentile
$44,220
75th percentile
$46,690
90th percentile
$46,690

Based on 130 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

$35,279 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,220
Federal income tax−$3,126
Social Security + Medicare−$3,383
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,432
Monthly take-home$2,940
Every two weeks$1,357

Does it go far here?

$47,697Median pay in Blacksburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,104 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Blacksburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$111,630
General and Operations Managers$97,480
Registered Nurses$81,230
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,600
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,980
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,040

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