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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in South Bend, IN

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI earns $42,050 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,892 a month.

10th percentile
$31,730
25th percentile
$36,190
Median percentile
$42,050
75th percentile
$47,840
90th percentile
$55,370

Based on 230 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

$34,706 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,050
Federal income tax−$2,866
Social Security + Medicare−$3,217
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,262
Monthly take-home$2,892
Every two weeks$1,335

Does it go far here?

$45,284Median pay in South Bend, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,046 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Bend, IN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,370
General and Operations Managers$104,500
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,330
Registered Nurses$93,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,470
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,960
Accountants and Auditors$77,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,070

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