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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in San Diego, CA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $40,000 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,627 a month.

10th percentile
$36,060
25th percentile
$36,960
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$47,080
90th percentile
$57,240

Based on 2,500 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

$31,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
California income tax (approx.)−$2,800
Monthly take-home$2,627
Every two weeks$1,212

Does it go far here?

$35,750Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
86%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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