SALARY · PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS AND TENDERS · NEW JERSEY

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in New Jersey

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In New Jersey, packaging and filling machine operators and tenders earned a median of $40,280 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$40,280

$19 per hour at the median · That is $2,940 (6.8 percent) below the national median of $43,220 for this occupation.

$43,940Mean annual salary
$21Mean hourly wage
$9,810People employed in this job in New Jersey

Salary range

25th: $35,350Median: $40,28075th: $48,640
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$35,350
Median (50th percentile)$40,280
75th percentile$48,640
Mean$43,940

The middle half of workers earned from $35,350 to $48,640 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$33,853 a year
$2,821 a month
Federal tax $2,654 · FICA $3,081 · State tax $692
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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