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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Missouri

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Missouri earns $48,070 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,212 a month.

10th percentile
$36,180
25th percentile
$42,250
Median percentile
$48,070
75th percentile
$57,020
90th percentile
$61,310

Based on 12,620 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

$38,545 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,070
Federal income tax−$3,588
Social Security + Medicare−$3,677
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,259
Monthly take-home$3,212
Every two weeks$1,482

Does it go far here?

$52,931Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missouri

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630
Physicians, All Other$227,980
Pediatricians, General$223,910
Dentists, General$204,960
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700
Chief Executives$172,320
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460

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