SOC 53-7063 · Gainesville, GA metro

Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in Gainesville, GA

The average salary for machine feeders and offbearers in Gainesville, Georgia is $36,220 a year ($17.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,590: half of the 160 people in this job in the Gainesville, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,296).

$36,220average per year

$17.42 / hourMedian $34,590Take-home ≈ $30,224

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

160people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Georgia metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Machine Feeders and Offbearers pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,920 or more. The middle half of machine feeders and offbearers in Gainesville earn between $34,590 and $34,590.

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,220$3,018$17.41
Median$34,590$2,882$16.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,590$2,882$16.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,590$2,882$16.63

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

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $36,220, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $30,224 a year, or $2,519 a month and $1,162 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Advertisement

Is Gainesville a good place for machine feeders and offbearers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $36,220 buys what about $37,431 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 10.9 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $36,220 is worth in another city

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary in other Georgia cities

Gainesville ranks 3rd of 3 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($40,960).

All Machine Feeders and Offbearers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for machine feeders and offbearers

Kansas City, MO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,650).

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Machine Feeders and Offbearers in Gainesville, GA.

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do machine feeders and offbearers make an hour in Gainesville?

$17.42 an hour on average, and $16.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level machine feeders and offbearers salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the machine feeders and offbearers take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $30,224 a year ($2,519 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,220.

Do machine feeders and offbearers earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,296).

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 53-7063; area Gainesville, GA (23580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 5.49, this job is 5.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.