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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Washington, DC

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $41,350 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,657 a month.

10th percentile
$32,210
25th percentile
$36,240
Median percentile
$41,350
75th percentile
$54,530
90th percentile
$61,970

Based on 790 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

$31,890 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,350
Federal income tax−$2,782
Social Security + Medicare−$3,163
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,515
Monthly take-home$2,657
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$37,976Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
76%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All packaging and filling machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia