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

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $47,460 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,174 a month.

10th percentile
$34,730
25th percentile
$38,120
Median percentile
$47,460
75th percentile
$54,590
90th percentile
$67,190

Based on 4,910 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

$38,083 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,460
Federal income tax−$3,515
Social Security + Medicare−$3,631
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,231
Monthly take-home$3,174
Every two weeks$1,465

Does it go far here?

$49,912Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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