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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Massachusetts

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Massachusetts earns $40,360 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,716 a month.

10th percentile
$33,550
25th percentile
$37,050
Median percentile
$40,360
75th percentile
$47,680
90th percentile
$55,470

Based on 5,020 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

$32,591 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,360
Federal income tax−$2,663
Social Security + Medicare−$3,088
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,018
Monthly take-home$2,716
Every two weeks$1,254

Does it go far here?

$38,163Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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