Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Texarkana, TX

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Texarkana, TX-AR earns $34,880 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,517 a month.

10th percentile: $30,980
25th percentile: $34,460
Median percentile: $34,880
75th percentile: $41,120
90th percentile: $44,870

Based on 130 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

$30,206 take-home a year

Gross pay	$34,880
Federal income tax	−$2,006
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,668
Texas income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$2,517
Every two weeks	$1,162

Does it go far here?

$41,518Median pay in Texarkana, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.0 vs 100).

38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$80,610
General and Operations Managers	$77,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,840
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$51,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$41,920

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