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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in New Jersey

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in New Jersey earns $40,280 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,711 a month.

10th percentile
$32,230
25th percentile
$35,350
Median percentile
$40,280
75th percentile
$48,640
90th percentile
$59,800

Based on 9,810 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

$32,531 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,280
Federal income tax−$2,654
Social Security + Medicare−$3,081
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,014
Monthly take-home$2,711
Every two weeks$1,251

Does it go far here?

$37,020Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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