Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median packers and packagers, hand in St. Cloud, MN earns $37,940 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,507 a month.

10th percentile: $26,710
25th percentile: $31,280
Median percentile: $37,940
75th percentile: $43,790
90th percentile: $47,180

Based on 220 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

$30,085 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,940
Federal income tax	−$2,373
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,902
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$2,580
Monthly take-home	$2,507
Every two weeks	$1,157

Does it go far here?

$43,295Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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