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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Decatur, IL

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Decatur, IL earns $59,160 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,899 a month.

10th percentile
$43,330
25th percentile
$49,010
Median percentile
$59,160
75th percentile
$60,340
90th percentile
$61,820

Based on 160 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

$46,787 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,160
Federal income tax−$4,919
Social Security + Medicare−$4,526
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,928
Monthly take-home$3,899
Every two weeks$1,799

Does it go far here?

$66,906Median pay in Decatur, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Decatur, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,120
Registered Nurses$87,170
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$61,380
Construction Laborers$61,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,100
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,040
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$48,480
Light Truck Drivers$47,660

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