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

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Columbus, GA-AL earns $33,680 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,291 a month.

10th percentile
$24,630
25th percentile
$31,320
Median percentile
$33,680
75th percentile
$39,170
90th percentile
$45,020

Based on 180 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

$27,494 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,680
Federal income tax−$1,862
Social Security + Medicare−$2,577
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,748
Monthly take-home$2,291
Every two weeks$1,057

Does it go far here?

$37,717Median pay in Columbus, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, GA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$116,150
Managers, All Other$114,330
Management Analysts$83,390
Registered Nurses$82,500
General and Operations Managers$82,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,540
Accountants and Auditors$73,640
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,580

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