SOC 51-9111 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Charlottesville, Virginia is $47,320 a year ($22.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,680: half of the 80 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($44,590).

$47,320average per year

$22.75 / hourMedian $48,680Take-home ≈ $38,295

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $60K90th

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

80people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#3 of 8Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,420 or more. The middle half of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Charlottesville earn between $36,680 and $53,020.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,320$3,943$22.75
Median$48,680$4,057$23.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,680$3,057$17.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,020$4,418$25.49

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

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Charlottesville earn about the same as the Virginia average ($46,240) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($44,590). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $43,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$47,320$48,680$35,590$60,42080
Virginia$46,240$44,950$31,880$63,4206,150
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 Charlottesville

On the average salary of $47,320, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $38,295 a year, or $3,191 a month and $1,473 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $47,320 buys what about $47,728 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 10.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Charlottesville ranks 3rd of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Harrisonburg pays the most ($50,090).

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

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

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

$22.75 an hour on average, and $23.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,295 a year ($3,191 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,320.

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

The average here is 6% more 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.29, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.29).

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