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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Sioux City, IA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $43,700 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,969 a month.

10th percentile
$38,810
25th percentile
$41,740
Median percentile
$43,700
75th percentile
$46,320
90th percentile
$49,070

Based on 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

$35,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,700
Federal income tax−$3,064
Social Security + Medicare−$3,343
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,661
Monthly take-home$2,969
Every two weeks$1,370

Does it go far here?

$50,547Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

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