SOC 51-9111 · Walla Walla, WA metro

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Walla Walla, WA

The average salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Walla Walla, Washington is $41,080 a year ($19.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,850: half of the 100 people in this job in the Walla Walla, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($44,590).

$41,080average per year

$19.75 / hourMedian $43,850Take-home ≈ $35,188

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  • $44KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

100people in this job
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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay range in Walla Walla

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,640 or more. The middle half of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Walla Walla earn between $34,650 and $45,020.

  • $35K10th
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  • $44KMedian
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  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,080$3,423$19.75
Median$43,850$3,654$21.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,650$2,888$16.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,020$3,752$21.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Walla Walla vs. Washington and the U.S.

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Walla Walla earn 7% less than the Washington average ($44,340) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($44,590). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $43,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Walla Walla$41,080$43,850$34,650$47,640100
Washington$44,340$41,700$36,310$57,2508,450
United States$44,590$43,220$33,390$60,030379,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary after taxes in Walla Walla

On the average salary of $41,080, a single filer in Walla Walla takes home about $35,188 a year, or $2,932 a month and $1,353 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Walla Walla a good place for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Walla Walla area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.5), so the average $41,080 buys what about $41,698 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Walla Walla ($53,100). A typical home costs $419,484, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in other Washington cities

Walla Walla ranks 9th of 10 Washington metro areas for this job; Mount Vernon pays the most ($47,450).

All Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

Fort Collins, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($63,880).

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary by city

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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Walla Walla: questions

How much do packaging and filling machine operators and tenders make an hour in Walla Walla?

$19.75 an hour on average, and $21.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level packaging and filling machine operators and tenders salary in Walla Walla?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the packaging and filling machine operators and tenders take-home pay in Walla Walla?

About $35,188 a year ($2,932 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,080. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do packaging and filling machine operators and tenders earn more in Walla Walla than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($44,590).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9111; area Walla Walla, WA (47460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.64, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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