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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $40,820 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,810 a month.

10th percentile
$30,750
25th percentile
$36,400
Median percentile
$40,820
75th percentile
$47,600
90th percentile
$56,380

Based on 1,040 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

$33,726 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,820
Federal income tax−$2,718
Social Security + Medicare−$3,123
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,253
Monthly take-home$2,810
Every two weeks$1,297

Does it go far here?

$43,118Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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