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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $50,930 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,392 a month.

10th percentile
$39,330
25th percentile
$48,300
Median percentile
$50,930
75th percentile
$56,810
90th percentile
$58,640

Based on 1,120 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

$40,709 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,930
Federal income tax−$3,932
Social Security + Medicare−$3,896
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,394
Monthly take-home$3,392
Every two weeks$1,566

Does it go far here?

$58,959Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,330
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,140

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