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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in North Carolina

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in North Carolina earns $41,150 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,791 a month.

10th percentile
$31,140
25th percentile
$36,160
Median percentile
$41,150
75th percentile
$49,190
90th percentile
$59,220

Based on 11,870 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

$33,495 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,150
Federal income tax−$2,758
Social Security + Medicare−$3,148
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,749
Monthly take-home$2,791
Every two weeks$1,288

Does it go far here?

$43,625Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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