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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Salem, OR

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Salem, OR earns $37,540 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,429 a month.

10th percentile
$34,000
25th percentile
$34,680
Median percentile
$37,540
75th percentile
$44,550
90th percentile
$49,990

Based on 510 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

$29,152 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,540
Federal income tax−$2,325
Social Security + Medicare−$2,872
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,191
Monthly take-home$2,429
Every two weeks$1,121

Does it go far here?

$36,218Median pay in Salem, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,399 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Salem, OR

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$156,070
Financial Managers$141,400
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,400
Registered Nurses$131,750
Software Developers$131,620
Managers, All Other$129,470
General and Operations Managers$114,430
Computer Systems Analysts$109,970

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