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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI earns $48,800 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,276 a month.

10th percentile
$37,350
25th percentile
$47,940
Median percentile
$48,800
75th percentile
$50,450
90th percentile
$59,870

Based on 510 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

$39,317 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,800
Federal income tax−$3,676
Social Security + Medicare−$3,733
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,074
Monthly take-home$3,276
Every two weeks$1,512

Does it go far here?

$51,455Median pay in Kalamazoo, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kalamazoo, MI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$130,760
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260
General and Operations Managers$100,160
Project Management Specialists$97,590
Industrial Engineers$97,250
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,730
Registered Nurses$88,200
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,190

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