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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Washington

The median packers and packagers, hand in Washington earns $39,220 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,808 a month.

10th percentile
$34,740
25th percentile
$35,880
Median percentile
$39,220
75th percentile
$45,310
90th percentile
$53,510

Based on 11,940 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

$33,693 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,220
Federal income tax−$2,526
Social Security + Medicare−$3,000
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,808
Every two weeks$1,296

Does it go far here?

$36,650Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Washington