SOC 51-9111 · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Oshkosh, WI

The average salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is $45,910 a year ($22.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,350: half of the 280 people in this job in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($44,590).

$45,910average per year

$22.07 / hourMedian $45,350Take-home ≈ $37,694

  • $24K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $65K90th

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

280people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#9 of 13Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay range in Oshkosh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,300 or more. The middle half of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Oshkosh earn between $37,790 and $52,340.

  • $24K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,910$3,826$22.07
Median$45,350$3,779$21.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,790$3,149$18.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,340$4,362$25.16

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

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Oshkosh vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Oshkosh earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($46,270) and about the same as the U.S. average ($44,590). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $43,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oshkosh$45,910$45,350$23,600$65,300280
Wisconsin$46,270$46,220$35,760$57,49016,150
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 Oshkosh

On the average salary of $45,910, a single filer in Oshkosh takes home about $37,694 a year, or $3,141 a month and $1,450 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Oshkosh area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $45,910 buys what about $49,403 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Oshkosh ($54,060). A typical home costs $304,543, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Oshkosh ranks 9th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Eau Claire pays the most ($52,650).

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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).

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

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

$22.07 an hour on average, and $21.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,694 a year ($3,141 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,910.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (36780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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